By Edward M. Cook
Special to the Reporter
“I am from the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party,” said presidential candidate Howard Dean in 2003. I am also from that wing. I want to shout that quote at the Democratic Congressional... Read more
Community Comment
By Roy Lincoln Karp
Special to the Reporter
There are times when our nation has needed the voices of young people to be woken up from a moral slumber, to be shaken from a state of political complacency. One cannot think of the struggle for... Read more
By Barry Lawton and Marti A. Glynn
The voters have spoken and like it or not, marijuana is legal in Boston. Given the newness of this industry, it is hardly surprising that everyone from elected officials to license applicants to community... Read more
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh
Every year on the third Monday in April, tens of thousands of athletes gather in Hopkinton to begin the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon run to Boylston Street at Copley Square. All along the route, tens of thousands of... Read more
Exhibit No.1 Debacle in Fall River
By Mac D’Alessanadro
Earlier this month, Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia was recalled and then re-elected – on the same day. Observers were stunned. But the will of voters has been... Read more
By Mary Nee
For any animal shelter, a reliable, responsible, and experienced foster care network is invaluable. While the majority of dogs and cats that come to the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) find new homes in a matter of days, there... Read more
By James W. Dolan
Special to the Reporter
Well, I made it! Days are shorter, clocks are louder, and everyone’s younger. I’m eighty. I have loved and been loved, laughed and cried and observed the immense goodness and profound evil of which... Read more
Naieer Shaheed in art class at the Henderson. Dan Habib... Read more
By Lawrence S. DiCara
Walter Muir Whitehill reminded us over fifty years ago that “the streets of Boston are conspicuously unsuited for automobile traffic.” I see no reason to disagree with that statement fifty years later. Boston will never be... Read more
To the Editor:
It is wonderful to hear that Dorchester’s own Local 103 of the IBEW is solidly behind the Green New Deal. (“IBEW chief on board for Dems’ ‘Green New Deal’,” 2/22) The larger message of that federal proposal... Read more
To the Editor:
On your gas or electric bill, there’s a notice at the bottom in fine print that indicates how much you are contributing to the MassSave energy efficiency program for residents and businesses. It was started a... Read more
By Barbara Moffat and Emily Haber
In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy asked Americans what they could do for their country. Nearly 60 years later, thousands are answering that question by serving in AmeriCorps, a national... Read more
To the Editor:
The recent article about the controversy regarding Dot Block shows the continued short-sightedness of groups like Dorchester Not For Sale and New England United for Justice. These Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY... Read more
One of the Estuary Project displays in Uphams Corner.
Forty years ago, in 1979,... Read more
By Edward M. Cook
Special to the Reporter
Last week the Massachusetts House of Representatives resoundingly defeated three amendments to a House Rules bill that would have advanced transparency in that body. To their shame, Dorchester... Read more