By Kanwar Singh
WBUR Contributor
In December 2014, I stood inside Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall, took the following oath, and became a US citizen:
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all... Read more
Community Comment
By Kanilla Charles
Did you know that one in three teens in a dating relationship have been verbally, emotionally, sexually, or physically abused? While we often hear about the violence teenagers face today — on the streets, in the home, or in... Read more
By Nicolas V. Serna
Bostonians have long thought of traffic like the weather: a frustrating fact of life entirely out of our control. And while our weather might not be quite the worst in the world, our rush-hour traffic is, at least according... Read more
By Neema Avashia
My gloves came off the day representatives of my school district told us they would be closing our school, the McCormack Middle on Columbia Point. Our students would be sent to a turnaround high school that had never taught... Read more
By Lew Finfer
Special to the Reporter
The public television’s show “This Old House” turned 40 this year. The first house featured in the program’s pilot — a beautiful, stately home at the corner of Bowdoin and Percival Streets near St.... Read more
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh
Last month, we welcomed the Boston Police Academy’s newest recruits. These men and women had spent the last six months learning to serve and protect the people of Boston with the highest standards of excellence and... Read more
By Roy Lincoln Karp
Reporter Columnist
Politics was like a religion in my family. My father – the freelance political writer and historian Walter Karp – was our high priest. He had a deep and abiding love for the American republic and... Read more
By Sieh “Chief” Samura
Special to the Reporter
First, the good news. In April, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) voted to move forward on a cannabis delivery framework for the state’s legal market. And while the details... Read more
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh
One of the most fundamental ways we can improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods is by proactively addressing the basic needs of our residents. The men and women of our Public Works Department do a great job... Read more
City Council President Andrea Campbell delivered the following remarks to the Class of 2019 at TechBoston Academy’s graduation ceremony in Dorchester on Wed., June 5:
“I can’t make it to every graduation, but TechBoston is a... Read more
By Karyn Polito and Mike Kennealy
Massachusetts’s economy is firing on all cylinders. While the commonwealth has always been an economic force, recent years have brought unprecedented success. Our state’s longstanding strength in education has... Read more
By Roy Lincoln Karp
Special to the Reporter
Folk wisdom tells us that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” but we often forget this adage when addressing systemic challenges. We pour billions of dollars into the development... Read more
By Steve Joyce
Special to the Reporter
Today, one in five contractors in the construction industry commits tax fraud, resulting in $2.6 billion is lost in federal and state income. That’s why it’s more urgent than ever to combat... Read more
By Lew Finfer
Special to the Reporter
Fifty years ago, Boston’s banks began a program with City Hall to increase homeownership for African-Americans. It was called the Boston Banks Urban Renewal Group (BBURG) and it was framed as a... Read more