EDITORIAL

RCC thrives with community support

President Barack Obama has decreed that community colleges will play a major role in the enhancement of American education. The nation needs a better educated work force in order to be competitive in the global economy. The Boston Foundation commissioned a study on community colleges in Massachusetts to determine what changes might improve their success. More »

OPINION

The role of the African Meeting House in the fight for racial equality

The African Meeting House in Boston is one of the great landmarks of American freedom, as important to understanding our history as Faneuil Hall and Bunker Hill. Not only is it the nation's oldest black church, but throughout much of the 19th century it also served as the unofficial headquarters of the movement to abolish slavery in America. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Bottom feeders in our legislature

The new habitual offender bill that just passed in the house (The Bay State Banner, Nov. 24, 2011) is yet another example of knee-jerk reaction by our bottom feeding politicians. More »

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Do you think the State Legislature is moving in the right direction on issues involving criminal justice?

No. I believe the criminal justice system is exacting a more sophisticated form of enslavement. More »