EDITORIAL

It's about winning

Years ago, black parents wisely instructed their children to avoid any conduct that could be even remotely construed as violating the law. There is ample evidence for blacks to believe that the law is not fairly applied. Parents had the foresight to understand that a criminal record would impair employment opportunities for their children. More »

A vote for the taxpayers

Working men and women and small businesses in Massachusetts have been reeling under the annual increases in the cost of health insurance. Cities and towns across the state have been forced to cut services and lay off needed personnel because of the financial burden of pension and health care expenses of public employees. More »

OPINION

Ron Paul's war against civil rights

GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul still wages war against civil rights. And we really shouldn't be surprised since Paul has repeatedly gotten into hot water nearly every time he opens his mouth about anything that remotely touches on race. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Training African Americans for corporate boards

What do American Express, Merck, Xerox, Darden Restaurants and Citibank have in common? All are Fortune 500 companies headed by African Americans: Ken Chenault, chairman and CEO of American Express; Ken Frazier, president and CEO of Merck; Ursula Burns, chairwoman and CEO of Xerox - the first African American woman to head a Fortune 500 company; Clarence Otis, president and CEO of Darden Restaurants, the parent company of Red Lobster and Olive Garden; and Dick Parsons, former chairman and CEO of Time Warner, Inc., now chairman of Citibank. More »

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How have the increasing gas prices impacted your budget?

It depressed me. The raising of the prices is too quick. In order for me to get to work I got to go for the okie-doke. More »