Nature in Neighborhood: The high line
Nature in Neighborhood – Swampscott Conversancy I was in New York City recently and took the opportunity to visit the High Line, which is celebrating its... Read more.
Lyons: I miss the time of presidential reverence
Stephen J. Lyons I am old enough to remember a time in our country’s history when a president was someone to respect and emulate. John F. Kennedy’s book “Profiles... Read more.
Cleaning the dirtiest beach in Massachusetts
A polluted King’s Beach is a century-old problem, but in the last few years, a collaborative approach has resulted in remarkable progress toward a solution. The... Read more.
Balta: The ‘sanewashing’ of Trump
Hugo Balta We’re less than two weeks away from Election Day, and Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are sprinting from state to state... Read more.
Point and counterpoint
Rachel Laser: Point Candidates’ commitment to religious freedom is what matters Much has been written about the religious beliefs of presidential candidates Kamala... Read more.
Abcarian: SK ‘Hello, my name is Robin, and I have presidential election poll derangement syndrome’
Robin Abcarian Ah, autumn: the season of pumpkin-spice everything, falling leaves and poll derangement syndrome. These days, I wake up, log in and immediately look... Read more.
Hosseini & Holmes: How steep are AI’s social and environmental costs?
Mohammad Hosseini and Kristi Holmes Generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI, keeps making headlines. Every day, we hear more success stories about how GenAI... Read more.
Burke: Pop quiz: What are your children being taught? The answer may surprise you
Lindsey M. Burke In the 1984 horror film “The Children of the Corn,” a mysterious entity lures children to turn against their parents to guarantee an abundant... Read more.
Greene: The generosity and grace of Ethel Kennedy, a down-to-earth matriarch
Leonard Greene Joe, the congressman, was the charming one. His uncle, Ted, the senator, was the persuasive one. And Jackie, of course, was the regal one. But if... Read more.
Patel: Kids confuse the real world with the screen world
Riaz Patel Doesn’t it feel like summer break just began? Yet here we are again. Fall’s arrival means kids have settled into a new school year with new teachers,... Read more.