Red-light traffic cameras make sense
Gov. Baker rolled out a comprehensive road-safety-improvement legislation that includes a proposal we think makes sense: cameras set to catch red-light scofflaw... Read more.
Letter: Practicing what we preach
To the editor: I think religious leaders should take the mote out of their own eyes before denying practicing Catholics anything. At a time like this, it... Read more.
Tiffany Gardner and Cynthia Richie Terrell: The change women need
The United States has a crisis of representation in government. Women are 51 percent of the population, yet only hold 27 percent of seats in the House of Repres... Read more.
Opinion: Closing gun purchase loopholes
Editorial from the Los Angeles Times editorial board For more years than it is comfortable to count, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its abettors in Wa... Read more.
John D. Keenan: Salem State’s vision for a sustainable future
There’s a new optimism in the air as COVID-19 vaccinations increase in our communities and a new normal is in sight. It seems that every school, college, univ... Read more.
Letter: Residents wronged by Peabody 40B proposal
To the editor: “Residences at Endicott,” a six-story, 68-unit condominium project in a congested neighborhood, is scheduled to be heard before Peab... Read more.
Rev. Peter Balentine: At the foot of the mural
These are very dynamic days we are living in, aren’t they? There is so much going on in our country and our community. I read in the newspaper this week tha... Read more.
Editorial: J&J vaccine pause shows safety system works
Editorial from the Minneapolis Star Tribune The vaccine safety monitoring system works. And federal health officials take swift action when a rare but serious p... Read more.
Rebecca Davis: Making equity the key for state climate and energy plans
In the coming months, the Baker-Polito administration will further develop the set of policies and strategies that will guide Massachusetts’ response to the t... Read more.
Frank Ciota: One needle, and I hear the words ‘Semper Fi’
It was strangely emotional on the morning I got my first vaccine shot. A couple of weeks ago one of my high school teammates at Lynn English High School died un... Read more.