Downtown Lynn’s promise and potential
COVID-19 slammed businesses and economies around the world and downtown Lynn was not spared the crushing blows. A Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and... Read more.
Letter: Let’s ensure graduation is fun and safe
To the editor: With high school graduation upon us, there is much to celebrate about the talents and accomplishments of seniors at Lynnfield High School. The... Read more.
Rodney Emery: New U.S. trade czar has a full plate
The newly confirmed U.S. trade representative, Katherine Tai, is about as qualified as a person can be for the job. Which is a good thing, because she already faces... Read more.
Letter: Tearing down the blue wall
To the editor: Over the last many years, I have never heard any law enforcement official in Lynn or anywhere else say anything critical about police brutality, no-knock... Read more.
Measuring John Marshall
Editorial from the Chicago Tribune editorial board U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall was the most consequential jurist in American history, but his... Read more.
Ben Downing and empathetic government
A quick glance at the 2020 state election tells you Gov. Charlie Baker will seek a third term with Attorney General Maura Healey as his Democratic opponent. But... Read more.
Rachel Pearson: Compromising for connectivity
Outside of the current infrastructure debate, one bill that would improve internet access for all Americans passed the Senate unanimously. The 2020 Data Mapping... Read more.
Brian Darling: Learning pandemic lessons
We have come a long way in understanding the coronavirus and responding to the resulting pandemic. It is ironic that over a year into the public health emergency,... Read more.
One year later, has the “reckoning” begun?
Editorial from the Los Angeles Times editorial board It was a frightened and weary nation that headed into Memorial Day weekend 2020, having been drained by a divisive... Read more.
New era on Lynnfield Street
The “thank you” sign on Union Hospital recognizes the bygone institution’s role in Lynn residents’ lives and acknowledges a new era beginning... Read more.