You're probably as sick of the daily news cycle as I am, despite the satisfaction of seeing the progress of the Mueller investigation. Still, I highly recommend House of Trump, House of Putin, by former Boston Magazine editor Craig Unger. This well researched tome documents a Donald Trump who is a wholly owned asset of Vladimir …
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When we mourn the passing of former President George H. W. Bush, we are mourning the passing of an era, a time when public service was an honor, military service was an important component, when politicians would reverse their positions if they deemed it important for the country despite its impact on their own careers. …
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Congressional leadership of the Democratic Party is going to change. It’s not a question of whether but how and when. Despite the best efforts of North Shore Congressman Seth Moulton, who is spearheading the movement to depose former and probably future Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, she won overwhelming support of the Democratic caucus, …
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Her emails are coming more frequently, especially in the wake of the midterm election. She is doing more interviews and being coy about whether there is another Presidential bid in her life. And before 2018 ballot counts were complete, an op ed in the Wall Street Journal by Mark Penn, for 13 years a Clinton pollster …
For two years, those turned off by Donald Trump and Republicans' acquiescence to him have strategized to take back the House of Representatives and even, against great odds, the Senate. A great many worked to make that happen, sending checks out of state, working phone banks, talking up new candidates. Last night, that goal was …
With no Red Sox diversion, tomorrow's midterms have produced difficulty sleeping and stress eating. Even the daily comics are filled with reminders of what hangs in the balance. If the Republicans lose the House, Donald Trump will say the outcome wasn't about him. But this midterm is the first national referendum on the President and …
Words fail to capture adequately the shock and aching sadness at yesterday’s slaughter of 11 and wounding of others Saturday morning at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. The randomness of the target selected - it could easily have been a synagogue in Newton, MA, Shaker Heights, OH, Highland …
We love our iPhones; they're the result of science. We fly on planes, relying on the underlying science. Our modern society is shaped by science. So why, when 97 percent of scientists concur that the planet is threatened by climate change, and that human beings contribute to the problem, has President Trump called global warming …
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Candidate A once held the position of Secretary of Administration and Finance, nicknamed the deputy governor of the Commonwealth. He was also an executive in a health care company, a sector that is vital to everyone in the state and a driver of the economy. He is a really good guy. Candidate B, well, he …
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On its surface, referendum question #1 sounds terrific. Require minimum number of registered nurses per patient in Massachusetts hospitals. Why wouldn't that be better for patients? Well, not so fast. Here are some things to think about. Rigid ratios do not take into consideration the ongoing assessment of a patient’s needs, which may change not …
Marjorie Arons-Barron 