LOCAL NEWS
Mayor faulted for lack of diversity in top copsAlthough the numbers of black, Latino and Asian officers on Boston's police force have increased slightly, high-ranking black and Latino officers have been marginalized in the department's command structure during the 16 years of the Menino administration - and the blame lies with the mayor, according to the leader of a group that represents minority police. More » |
Mayoral hopefuls sling barbs at RCC forumEmotions ran high last Thursday night at Roxbury Community College's Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, as Boston's four mayoral candidates squared off in the first of three citywide forums hosted by nonprofit voter advocacy organization MassVOTE. More » |
Senate fields open as Joe Kennedy nixes campaignFormer U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced Monday he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat held for nearly 50 years by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy. The decision was certain to widen the race for the Democratic nomination. More » |
Saying goodbye to the godfather of the community health center movementIt was fitting, in the way that these things sometimes happen in life, that I was at the National Association of Community Health Centers annual meeting when Senator Kennedy died. Senator Kennedy adopted the community health center (CHC) program early in his career, seeing it as an essential part of the larger battle against poverty, discrimination and poor access to health care. More » |
