EDITORIAL
Sad end of an eraFor many decades, Chuck Turner has worked tirelessly for programs that he thought would benefit the citizens of Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester and the South End. No one believed that his efforts would benefit him financially. In fact, when Turner was elected to the city council, he opened at his own expense a community office in the Dudley Street area to spare people from the inconvenience of a trip to City Hall. More » |
OPINION
Prison reform is needed now - not laterLast month our community learned about the resignation of the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Harold Clarke. It is very unfortunate that Clarke is leaving our state at a time when leadership within the DOC is so greatly needed. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Juan Williams reduxThose who criticize Juan Williams' firing contend that it violates his First Amendment right to freedom of speech. This assertion is absurd for reasons that have been completely overlooked by those who believe it was justified and are therefore in support of it. First, I have not heard anyone make reference to the fact that the same First Amendment rights that are thought to attach to Williams also protect the persons he criticized, namely Muslims. More » |
