EDITORIAL
Top quality for allThe United States has developed the best industrialized economy in the world. It stands to reason, therefore, that citizens should extol the captains of industry and those who have been able to accumulate a fortune. The converse, however, is the unfortunate tendency to denigrate those with no wealth. More » |
Words matterA prudent person would find it unwise to insult or slander an individual or institution because of a disagreement. The potential consequences can be too severe. More » |
OPINION
Federal health proposal undercuts state birth control lawsThe Bush administration's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been called "ground zero for the ideological wars in this country," and a new HHS proposal just leaked proves why. In a spectacular act of complicity with extremists on the right, HHS is proposing to allow any federal grant recipient to obstruct a woman's access to contraception. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Combining Roxbury celebrations isn't unnatural - it's patrioticRegarding the Banner's recent editorial on the Roxbury Reunion/Juneteenth celebration at Franklin Park in June ("Roxbury Pride," Editorial, July 17, 2008): The dual event is not, as the editorial stated, an unnatural mix of two disparate celebrations. More » |