EDITORIAL

Capuano for U.S. Senate

Politics is often cold-blooded. Ask any candidate about the difficulties encountered in a campaign for high office. In Boston they say that politics is a contact sport. That is a useful analogy because the ultimate objective of a political campaign is the same as a sports contest. The goal is to win. More »

OPINION

Death by Political Correctness

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is now conscious and being nursed back to health by hospital staff, just days after opening fire on crowds of unarmed American soldiers at the Fort Hood Readiness Center. Hasan reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar!" -- a phrase meaning "God is great!" -before discharging 100 bullets at some 300 unarmed American soldiers who had gathered for pre-deployment processing. By the time his rampage ended, Hasan had massacred 13 servicemen and women, and injured 30. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Thanks Banner

I just so appreciate the Banner and use the articles frequently as "current events" reading in my Social Issues and Law and Justice classes at Dorchester Academy. More »

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Who are you supporting in the upcoming U.S. Senate primary?

As of this date, I'm still undecided. I have a lot of personal homework to do, given the short campaigning cycle. More »