Most Vice-Presidential debates are a two-day story, quickly forgotten. I hope that this one follows suit. Viewers who appreciated the largely civil tone of the debaters appear to rate it largely a draw, with a slight edge to J.D. Vance. The Vance who showed up to the debate, burdened by dramatically underwater favorability ratings, sought …
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It's time to play my role in Super Tuesday. I've joked that in November I'd vote for a ham sandwich over Donald Trump. Any of the remaining candidates could do a better job than the incumbent. Nevertheless, I have twisted and turned. I used to scoff at voters who were still undecided days before an …
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Massachusetts voters who care about climate change will want to return Ed Markey to the U.S. Senate. He has worked on the issue for decades, well before many of the rest of us were taking seriously the impact of fossil fuel-generated CO2 on the earth's atmosphere. If you understand the existential threat that confronts the …
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As the polar vortex is about to recede, for now, we're still stupefied by our esteemed President. He, who considers himself the smartest man in the world, recently tweeted, "What the hell is going on with Global Warming? Please come back fast, we need you!" But less stupid individuals than he are puzzled about how …
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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Marjorie Arons-Barron 