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LTTE: Harlem Wizards game a success in Lynnfield

To The Editor

December 1, 2025 by To The Editor

To the editor: The Harlem Wizards game on November 16th, hosted by A Healthy Lynnfield, was a huge success … [Read more...] about LTTE: Harlem Wizards game a success in Lynnfield

LTTE: Protect our democracy with a strong budget

To The Editor

December 1, 2025 by To The Editor

To the editor: As Congress races toward its end-of-January deadline to pass the FY2026 budget, one truth … [Read more...] about LTTE: Protect our democracy with a strong budget

Commentary: Subsidizing insurance just props up dysfunction. Empower consumers instead

Guest Commentary

November 28, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Kim-Lien Nguyen Congress ended its impasse to reopen the government, but the Democrats’ reason for the … [Read more...] about Commentary: Subsidizing insurance just props up dysfunction. Empower consumers instead

Shribman: As parties entrench, an impasse grows

David M. Shribman

November 28, 2025 by David M. Shribman

David M. Shribman NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE MARBLEHEAD — He helped supply the Continental Army during the early … [Read more...] about Shribman: As parties entrench, an impasse grows

Commentary: A broken pipeline — Costing us our next generation of scientists

Guest Commentary

November 26, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Science has always relied on young innovators to drive progress. In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, still … [Read more...] about Commentary: A broken pipeline — Costing us our next generation of scientists

Commentary: Giving thanks can be an act of unity

Guest Commentary

November 26, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Two stories anchor our oldest holiday. Both took place in times of division and deprivation. And both offer a … [Read more...] about Commentary: Giving thanks can be an act of unity

Commentary: Why we’re mired in an ‘affordability crisis’

Guest Commentary

November 25, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell famously described the high inflation that had just started dragging … [Read more...] about Commentary: Why we’re mired in an ‘affordability crisis’

Commentary: How could Marjorie Taylor Greene make a comeback?

Guest Commentary

November 25, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Ryan W. Powers In a video posted to X late Friday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced she’d be … [Read more...] about Commentary: How could Marjorie Taylor Greene make a comeback?

Editorial: Are cities finally waking up to the housing crisis?

Guest Editorial

November 24, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board In one respect, New York City’s unusual election … [Read more...] about Editorial: Are cities finally waking up to the housing crisis?

Commentary: U.S. rejection of climate science is a call to action for the rest of the world

Guest Commentary

November 24, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Eugene Linden If there was any doubt that the current U.S. administration is the world’s greatest threat to … [Read more...] about Commentary: U.S. rejection of climate science is a call to action for the rest of the world

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LTTE: How 3 years of homelessness made the rest of my life feel easy

To the editor

November 24, 2025 by To the editor

To the editor: Please don’t feel sad for me or overly sympathetic. I wasn’t a victim in those years — I was … [Read more...] about LTTE: How 3 years of homelessness made the rest of my life feel easy

Commentary: ICE is grabbing US citizens, defying its own rules and the Constitution

Guest Commentary

November 21, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Raul A. Reyes Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to work in Chicago last month when she drove onto a street … [Read more...] about Commentary: ICE is grabbing US citizens, defying its own rules and the Constitution

Shribman: In the Netherlands, a lesson in American history

David M. Shribman

November 21, 2025 by David M. Shribman

David M. Shribman For nearly two years, the American Cemetery in Margraten, The Netherlands — solemn site of … [Read more...] about Shribman: In the Netherlands, a lesson in American history

Commentary: Facing the past and confronting generations of racism in Alabama

Guest Commentary

November 20, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Beau Breslin I come from a long line of racists. Tracing my ancestry back to the early 19th century, I … [Read more...] about Commentary: Facing the past and confronting generations of racism in Alabama

Commentary: 50-year mortgages won’t fix the affordability crisis

Guest Commentary

November 20, 2025 by Guest Commentary

E.J. Antoni Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, recently floated the idea of offering … [Read more...] about Commentary: 50-year mortgages won’t fix the affordability crisis

LTTE: My e-bike safety concerns

To the editor

November 19, 2025 by To the editor

To the editor: I'm in agreement with the City of Peabody with the need to do something about e-bikes, etc. … [Read more...] about LTTE: My e-bike safety concerns

Editorial: For too many American kids, math isn’t adding up

Guest Editorial

November 19, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board Math scores in the U.S. have been so bad for so long … [Read more...] about Editorial: For too many American kids, math isn’t adding up

Commentary: Trump cut Nigeria’s aid back in March. Now he wonders why it’s so violent

Guest Commentary

November 19, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Daniel Morris On Truth Social earlier this month, President Donald Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete … [Read more...] about Commentary: Trump cut Nigeria’s aid back in March. Now he wonders why it’s so violent

Lurey: Peabody election night faux pas

Amanda Lurey

November 19, 2025 by Amanda Lurey

Over the last month or so, I have been told time and time again of the pre-pandemic days in Peabody when City … [Read more...] about Lurey: Peabody election night faux pas

Editorial: Democrats, keep affordability focus as Americans’ costs rise under Trump

Guest Editorial

November 18, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by The Seattle Times Editorial Board The longest government shutdown in history is over … [Read more...] about Editorial: Democrats, keep affordability focus as Americans’ costs rise under Trump

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