Have you heard the latest? Senate President Mitch McConnell says the 24 Republican Senators who are up for reelection this fall will not vote on anything from now until January 3, 2017, when those elected this November take office. Nor will they hold hearings on various appropriations, criminal justice reform, immigration, or any other legislation …
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Secure the checkpoints. Close the borders. Keep all Muslims out. Is anyone surprised to hear such calls from Donald Trump? The unspeakable horrors of the terrorist bombings today in Brussels strikes fear in all our hearts. We're coming up on the third anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. In Greater Boston, we know the chaos and …
I've often thought that, for an adult, getting mildly exhilarated without the caloric intake of wine or other alcoholic beverage would be a good thing. And doesn't the government already intrude either directly or indirectly in too many of our personal decisions? So why not legalize marijuana, as a referendum on the Massachusetts ballot in November …
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Lincoln/Douglas it was not. Last night's Hillary Clinton/Bernie Sanders face-off in Florida was substantive but problematic. The debate was feisty, often angry, occasionally misleading but, like the one in Flint, Michigan the week before, on a much higher level than GOP debates, but that's not a high bar. Clinton is engaging, smart and the most …
I hope Les Moonves is happy. The head of CBS said that Donald Trump is great for business."Donald's place in this election is a good thing," Moonves said at a conference Monday in San Francisco. Trump's circus-like antics have been great for ratings, and that means business for the media. "Bring it on, Donald. Keep …
Marjorie Arons-Barron 