Teens set a positive example
I enjoy reading the Item. Over the past months, there have been a lot of interesting and positive articles from the new fire trucks to the number of positive grants... Read more.
Help our faltering postal system
Editorial from the Baltimore Sun editorial board It was one thing for holiday gifts and Christmas cards to arrive a little late because of delays... Read more.
Tricia Bishop: Returning to ‘normal’ is among the worst things we could do post-pandemic
While it still feels like normalcy is a long way off, given the abysmal start to COVID-19 vaccine distribution, there is finally an end to the pandemic in sight... Read more.
Families need our help
A father who recently lost his job due to the impact of COVID-19 … a single mother who is having trouble juggling work and affordable childcare … a household... Read more.
A commission should investigate the Capitol attack
Editorial from the Los Angeles Times editorial board The Senate impeachment trial that ended in Donald J. Trump’s unjust acquittal established... Read more.
Seeing double in Swampscott
In Swampscott, shifting the double-yellow centerline on Humphrey Street has turned into an annoyance with significant traffic-safety ramifications. Anyone who... Read more.
Rebecca Shi: Immigrants will rebuild America
Undocumented immigrants are powerful examples of resilience built from years of plowing through setbacks and disappointments. Now they are steadily and quietly powering... Read more.
Rachel Carnell: An impeachment lesson from 1710
As the congressional impeachment managers pointed out a few days ago, the American Founders drafted the U.S. Constitution in the summer of 1787 in the wake of a... Read more.
Mary Schmich: The depths of February
Every year about this time, when we’ve reached the psychological pit of winter — when it seems we will always be cold, the ground will always be frozen, the... Read more.
Where’s my exit?
Let’s hear it for Route 128: Negotiating the Greater Boston beltway is a harrowing rite-of-passage for newly-minted drivers and an annoyance for all drivers... Read more.