
“As a person of color, I have so much pride right now because not only are we sending another person of color to the Congress, but we are sending the first woman of color to Congress from Massachusetts.”
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Written by MAX L. CHAPNICK Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
“As a person of color, I have so much pride right now because not only are we sending another person of color to the Congress, but we are sending the first woman of color to Congress from Massachusetts.”
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
The most accurate way to determine which of their hearts is closer to one’s own, it seems, is to cast aside whatever prejudicial love or hate one has for either candidate, and evaluate them without attribution. So we extracted these quotes, categorized below, for you to peruse blindly and thus perhaps determine who you agree with more.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader
They poison our Facebook and Twitter feeds, struggling to channel their emotions and be heard. But while they’re willing to piss into the bottomless rhetorical ocean that is social media, they’re not willing to pull the singular lever that has measurable impact. Imagine the nerve.
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
We really did sit down with 27 candidates for Boston City Council—from at-large contenders to those trying for district seats—to ask about Boston Public Schools.
Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
In Boston politics, nothing helps more than already being in office
Written by PATRICK COCHRAN Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
For the first time in a decade, there’s a City Council race in Allston-Brighton worth paying attention to
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
"These things aren’t happening. Why? Because one department won’t work with the next department."
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
"One of the best things we have done as a school system in recent years is go to what we call a weighted student formula, which gives weight to young people who have vulnerable circumstances in their life, whether it’s poverty, whether it’s disability, it could be autism."
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
"It’s difficult to know how much the schools need, but I’d like to say as much as possible. Children need to be able to access education."
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
"We’re leaving the education of our children to BPS when it should be a citywide initiative."