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GUEST OPINION: WHY WE HATE THE NAME OF FANEUIL HALL

Written by KEVIN C. PETERSON Posted October 11, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

It represents the ugly canard that Peter Faneuil was somehow a patriot.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Faneuil Hall, news, news to us, opinion

OPINION: WALKING THE WALK FOR A MORATORIUM ON PRISON AND JAIL CONSTRUCTION

Written by CLAIRE GOSSELIN Posted October 5, 2021 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Image courtesy of Massachusetts Peace Action

Freeze all new prison and jail construction in Massachusetts for five years

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: construction, jail, legislation, Mass Peace Action, Massachusetts, opinion, prison, Women

FROM UMB TO THE US CONGRESS: FIGHT FOR HIGHER ED THAT WORKS FOR ALL!

Written by LINDA AI-YUN LIU AND JOSEPH G. RAMSEY Posted September 30, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

"Decisions about when and how to reopen campuses, modalities of instruction, class size, tuition, campus services and facilities, staffing levels, and working conditions have been dictated not just by the human needs of those who work or those we serve, but by the bottom-line priorities of upper administrators."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: education, government, higher ed, opinion, Politics, university

GUEST OPINION: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE FINAL CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR

Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Posted September 22, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

“Police reform must be on the forefront of any mayoral agenda.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: letter, mayor, opinion, Police, Politics

OPINION: SOMERVILLE COUNCILOR CALLS FOR MORE ACTION ON HOUSING

Written by KRISTEN STREZO Posted August 10, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

After dealing with long affordable housing waitlists and navigating endless red tape, I found that keeping our family together was no easy feat.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Housing, Kristen Strezo, opinion, Politics

GUEST OPINION: REFORMING OUR COBBLED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Written by CATHERINE DELOREY Posted August 9, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

There is one beacon on the horizon that can address this

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: COVID, guest opinion, Healthcare, news, news to us, opinion

A VISION FOR PIER 5 IN CHARLESTOWN (AND FOR THE FUTURE OF BOSTON)

Written by CHRISTOPHER NICODEMUS Posted June 22, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Many of us are interested in waterfront accessibility for the general population, attention to social justice, and continuing to provide amenities to disadvantaged community members.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: charlestown, navy yard, news, opinion

YOUNG, HEALTHY, AND INOCULATED

Written by MAYA FRIEDRICH Posted March 29, 2021 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS

I was lucky enough to get an extra vaccine. Here’s how it went down.

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: coronavirus, opinion, vaccine

GUEST OPINION: I WANT TO HUG EVERYONE I KNOW

Written by LUKE ONEIL Posted March 23, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The rules of objectivity in journalism are fake.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Journalism, news, opinion, Police, Protest

GUEST OPINION: WILL BOSTON EMBRACE REAL CHANGE IN 2021?

Written by BARRY LAWTON Posted March 23, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

In ’83, the impact of the mayor’s race ushered in a progressive era of power sharing and racial reconciliation.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: bospoli, Boston, news, opinion, Politics

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