Editorials

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Above, a view of present conditions inside White Stadium. Robin Lubbock/WBUR photo

Revelations about the... Read more

City workers who are credibly accused of criminal fraud and stealing are routinely suspended and often fired, just like private sector employees would be if they were accused of the same misconduct.

Councillor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who has... Read more

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It has been four months since the state-assisted euthanasia of Carney Hospital, the scrappy, once-... Read more

Anyone who has volunteered for a politician knows that it can be hard to get people to engage, even when you show up at their front door. But canvassing – or door-to-door contacts – is still an essential part of retail politics.

Election day,... Read more

As voters begin to cast ballots here in Boston this weekend in advance of the Nov. 5 election, The Reporter enthusiastically endorses Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to be the next president and vice president of the United States.

This is not a... Read more

Last week’s brazen double shooting inside a Four Corners barber shop, which left 20-year-old Elijah Ricardo Clunie of Dorchester dead and a second man wounded, has... Read more

There has been a fair bit of criticism levied here and in other quarters for the shortcomings of the recently ended state legislative session, and the executive branch’s failure to protect Carney Hospital from closing last weekend. But there have been... Read more

“Hi. You are off all week and will be paid under the WARN Act. If anything changes, you will be notified.”

It took just three sentences in a text message sent on Monday to advise a longtime Carney Hospital health care worker that – as of that... Read more

After weeks of claiming that she could “do nothing” to alter the fate of the imperiled Steward hospitals, Gov. Maura Healey last Friday announced that her administration would seize control of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton and turn over... Read more

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On Tuesday evening, several hundred people packed into Florian Hall for... Read more

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A US bankruptcy judge in Houston issued a ruling on Tuesday afternoon that clears the way for Steward Health Care to close Carney Hospital – and... Read more

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Above, Padma Singh, an emergency room medical assistant at Carney Hospital, held up signs... Read more

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President Biden speaks from the Oval Office on July 14, 2024. White House photo... Read more

There’s still much we don’t know about the mechanics and the motivations of the 20-year-old-shooter who tried to kill Donald Trump on Saturday afternoon in rural Pennsylvania. If this madman’s twisted intent was to strike a blow against Trump or his... Read more

In a 6-3 decision on Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled that certain “official acts” by a president are shielded by “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution. The majority opinion deals a victory to former president Donald Trump and his legal team... Read more

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