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Joan Vennochi

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Will Caroline Kennedy’s denunciation of RFK Jr. matter?

Given that voters overlooked Trump’s moral and ethical deficiencies, why should senators care about the moral and ethical deficiencies of Trump’s...

30.01.2025 10

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Why did JD Vance flip-flop on Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons?

Vance, with an Ivy League pedigree, wallows in the intellectual weakness of the right when it ditches all respect for the rule of law and those who...

27.01.2025 5

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Josh Kraft wants to be mayor. Where does he stand on the issues facing Boston?

Right now, I know more about Mike Vrabel’s take on the Patriots than I do about Kraft’s take on Boston.

22.01.2025 2

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For Pete Hegseth, redemption without accountability

Senate Democrats did nothing to change any minds, hearts, or votes about the defense secretary nominee. Too often, their questioning came across as...

15.01.2025 5

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The aftershocks of clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church continue

Victims are still bravely speaking out.

14.01.2025 10

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Thanks to Jerod Mayo for not tanking his last game as Patriots coach

He did the right thing for the players, the Patriots organization, and the game of football.

08.01.2025 5

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Carter’s truths vs. Trump’s lies: What voters value

Carter, who told voters he would never lie to them, was considered weak. Trump, who continues to lie about everything, is considered strong.

07.01.2025 10

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With the Patriots, we are watching bad football and the rule of Robert Kraft over the family business

Patriots fans who grew used to winning are not patient about losing and the growing pressure to fire Mayo could be hard to resist.

30.12.2024 1

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Healey’s shelter cuts test Christmas spirit in Massachusetts

There’s no ignoring the disconnect between the values of the season — peace and good will to all — and the forces driving immigration policy —...

23.12.2024 3

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How will Mayor Wu juggle new motherhood, power and politics, and how will the media cover her?

How the media will cover Wu and her new baby is uncharted territory.

18.12.2024 10

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Show us the lease agreement between Boston and soccer team for White Stadium deal

The public needs to measure public benefit against public risk.

16.12.2024 5

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Given the Trump standard, why should Tania Fernandes Anderson resign?

What is disqualifying for voters? It should be up to them to decide, not the media or other politicians with agendas of their own.

11.12.2024 3

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What’s going on with Wu’s dispute over North End outdoor dining?

Federal judge promises a quick decision.

09.12.2024 2

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Hunter Biden pardon: Parental love or enabling?

Parental instinct crosses the political divide.

04.12.2024 4

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Mass. and Cass drug and homeless problems move to Boston Common

At a recent Boston City Council hearing, speakers representing several downtown civic and business associations begged the city for more help in...

02.12.2024 4

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‘Alice’s Restaurant’ — a fun sing-along or a serious antiwar song?

The death of Alice Brock sent me back to the modest collection of high school- and college-era albums that's still kicking around my basement.

25.11.2024 3

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The political mystery of Josh Kraft

Through the trail of Kraft’s political contributions comes a hint of what matters to him at the national level. But where does he stand on local...

20.11.2024 6

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Trump escaped #MeToo reckoning. Will his nominees?

Trump does not think the allegations against Matt Gaetz or Pete Hegseth are disqualifying. Will there be enough public pressure for US senators to...

18.11.2024 2

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Revs soccer stadium is a classic Boston insider story

The late mayor Tom Menino, who thwarted efforts by the Kraft family to build the stadium, is part of the deal.

13.11.2024 3

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Seth Moulton is right about need to talk about trans rights

The over-the-top reactions to his comments prove his point about the Democratic Party’s identity politics.

11.11.2024 2

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Like it or not, Trump is the people’s choice

He did not stage a coup; he won an election. He is the people’s choice, not Kamala Harris.

06.11.2024 20

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Does Wu’s tax rate plan show her resolve or stubbornness?

In what could be a Menino-like victory for Wu, there was barely any compromise on her end.

04.11.2024 2

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Will Trump pay for comedian’s Puerto Rico insult?

He should. Plus, the remark pulled Bad Bunny into the fray in support of Harris, and his involvement is bad news for Trump.

30.10.2024 1

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A fight over values and a Pride flag means the end of a Catholic camp

The apparent violation that led to the closing of a camp for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities: Putting up a Pride flag.

28.10.2024 8

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The legacy of retiring Arc head Leo Sarkissian: He sees people with disabilities for what they can do

Sarkissian is a bundle of passion, humility, and thoughts that go off in many directions — all aimed at making the best case for people with...

24.10.2024 1

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For Elizabeth Warren, the soul-searching needed on the election

But first Kamala Harris needs to beat the darkness of Donald Trump.

21.10.2024 2

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Please, let this be the end of Camelot

It’s time to think about Kennedy family members the same way we think of everyone else. They are humans with strengths and weaknesses.

15.10.2024 3

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Why did the Patriots and the Krafts do nothing about Peppers?

The NFL stepped in and put the Patriots captain on the Commissioner Exempt List after his arrest on drug and domestic violence charges.

09.10.2024 2

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Is Melania the October surprise?

As first lady, Trump had little to say about political issues. But in the final month of a presidential campaign in which the issue of abortion...

09.10.2024 3

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In the Vance-Walz debate, Vance proved to be the bigger liar

But you can’t address the Trump-Vance web of lies without first addressing Walz’s weakness for bluster and exaggeration.

02.10.2024 2

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What happened in that Massachusetts State Police Academy boxing ring?

Releasing a video like this is, of course, a highly sensitive matter given the enormous loss suffered by Enrique Delgado-Garcia’s family. Yet many...

25.09.2024 2

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Massachusetts State Police culture is stuck in the dark ages

For those inclined to dismiss this as a bad apple problem, remember, these bad apples have been working alongside a bushelful of enablers and...

23.09.2024 1

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When the market speaks, it does not demand health care equity

The communities served by Carney and Nashoba Valley hospitals pay the price.

03.09.2024 1

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If Harris breaks the glass ceiling, she has Hillary Clinton to thank

If the generational baton-passing to a nominee who happens to be woman feels normal, Kamala Harris has all the women who preceded her to thank —...

26.08.2024 3

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Kamala Harris lives up to the hype at the DNC

The Democratic presidential nominee knows exactly how to prosecute Donald Trump — with mockery and moral outrage — and is tough enough to do it.

23.08.2024 6

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Republicans don’t have a monopoly on patriotism

Gwen Walz defended the record of her husband, vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, at the Democratic National Convention.

21.08.2024 1

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All that applause for Biden was also for his decision to quit the race

Biden did what Donald Trump could not — step away from power — and Democrats in Chicago showed their appreciation.

20.08.2024 1

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Sunny outlook at DNC, with stormy days ahead

To Donald Trump’s credit, no one, especially Kamala Harris, should ever count him out. He craves power too much for that to happen.

19.08.2024 1

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On immigration, Healey feels the heat of putting children on the street

Leaving families and children to fend for themselves on the streets is not right and Healey knows it. She’s not Governor Greg Abbott of Texas. Yet...

12.08.2024 1

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Walz pick gives Trump campaign the reset it needed

The Trump campaign was unprepared for Kamala Harris’s strong start and seemed unsure about the best way to attack her. With Tim Walz, it knows...

07.08.2024 4

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Will white women come out to vote for Harris?

There are concrete efforts underway to get more women to stand with Harris. Will it be enough?

07.08.2024 2

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Governor Healey could try to stop Steward hospital closings — if she wanted to

The real question is whether Healey wants to stop the closings — or whether she views that outcome as a painful but necessary way to end the giant...

31.07.2024 2

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JD Vance is going after higher ed despite benefiting from it

His attack is Vance at his absolute worst and at his most hypocritical.

23.07.2024 20

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Now we’re down to one elderly presidential candidate, and he must be defeated

Democrats can’t let up on Donald Trump. His lies and moral bankruptcy need to be called out. Voters should not be allowed to grow numb to them.

22.07.2024 2

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Democrats flirt with generational change. Or not.

There’s risk in switching horses this election, even if the horse is old and lame.

10.07.2024 1

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