EDITORIAL

Time for community intervention

In the old days, bullying was equally odious but less lethal than today. Usually, the bully would select a victim who was smaller than he and inclined to be timid. Periodically, the victim would be subjected to insults and fistic attacks. This conduct would continue either until the victim heroically fought back or there was adult intervention. More »

OPINION

CORI reform is needed

The Massachusetts Legislature will soon vote on Gov. Deval Patrick's crime bill that contains provisions for much needed reform of the laws and procedures that govern criminal offender record information (CORI). More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A wake up call

During the last presidential election I stood at the polls for hours carrying a sign for Barack Obama. I didn't believe that he was the lesser of two evils in giving him my support. I believed him to be the better of two good candidates. More »

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Why do you think kids bully one another?

It's a power thing. I've never been a bully, but what I've witnessed is they usually didn't have any friends. So, to make themselves feel bigger, they picked on quiet or kids who stayed by themselves. More »