The arrival of a new year — especially when it is the start of a new decade — marks a time of reflection for all of us. We pause to think back to the decade that has come and gone,…
Category: Editorials
Have a Happy — and Safe — New Year
Celebrating the New Year requires all of us to make sure not only that we ourselves do so safely, but also that we are vigilant regarding the safety of others. Although most of us these days take precautions to ensure…
Guest Op-Ed: The New Year’s Noise Diet: Why You Should Cut the Empty ‘Brain Calories’ in 2020
By Joe McCormack If you’re like most of us, you overindulged a bit too much in 2019. No, not on calories (well, maybe those too!), but on “noise.†That’s the name for the dizzying onslaught of information from work emails,…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Census 2020 is Important to the City Determining the number of U.S. House of Representatives for each state is set by the U.S. Census. It also establishes the boundaries of local, state and federal legislative districts, and…
Remember Those Who Are Less Fortunate This Holiday Season
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.†— Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas just two weeks away, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls…
From Our Readers
Donation made to Support Back on My Feet Holiday Event Dear Editor, Thanks to the generosity of several North Enders and North End Agencies, I was able to secure $1,150.00 in donations to help with the holiday celebration for the…
Opinion
FOCCP brings in the new year When the clock strikes twelve midnight on New Year’s Eve, Christopher Columbus Park will be filled with spectators viewing a fantastic Boston Harbor fireworks display, due to the hard work of Friends of Christopher Columbus…
The Climate Scientists Have Been Wrong All Along
For the better part of three decades, the vast majority of scientists — including those hired by the petroleum industry — have warned the world that climate change is occurring principally because of carbon emissions from our addiction to fossil…
From Our Readers: North End Historical Society 10th Year Anniversary
Dear Editor, After speaking to Jim Pasto’s class on the history of the North End at Boston University in Oct., 2009, Jim and I sat down and discussed the amazing absence of a historical society for Boston’s most storied neighborhood.…
Opinion
No Real Answer to Opioid Problem Opioid use has simply become an epidemic that has created zombies roaming the neighborhood streets that probably don’t even remember their own names. Educating people of this serious and dangerous problem has apparently not…