LOCAL NEWS
Holiday celebration warms the hearts of over 500 kidsRudolph and his friends greeted kids and community members as they walked towards Roxbury's Melnea Cass Recreation Center last Thursday. As they whizzed down the walkway lit by glowing blushes covered in red, green and blue bulbs, many children stopped to take pictures with Elmo before pulling their parents inside. More » |
Menino proposes legislation to boost student achievementMayor Thomas M. Menino proposed state legislation to boost student achievement by streamlining bureaucracy and limiting teacher's union veto power. More » |
Elizabeth Warren: Time for common sense gun controlOne of the country's largest billboards is next to Fenway Park, facing the Massachusetts Turnpike. It has a giant number counter. When I was running for the Senate, I passed that billboard nearly every week, sometimes three or four times in a single day. I always looked at the counter to see how it had changed since the last trip, counting the change -- up two, six more, another one. More » |
Community organizing paid dividends for Suzanne LeeSuzanne Lee shocked Boston's political establishment last year by nearly snatching a district City Council seat away from incumbent Bill Linehan. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
William H. Lewis: Eloquent orator and lauded lawyerThe New York Times called African American attorney William Henry Lewis "one of the most eloquent pleaders before the Massachusetts Bar." He was born in Berkley, Va., on Nov. 28, 1868, the son of former slaves Ashley Henry Lewis and Josephine Baker. More » |
Beyond 2012: Are voter ID laws here to stay?Voter ID laws were one of the most contentious issues of the past election season. Proponents insisted IDs should be required at polling places in order to thwart fraud. But there has been little evidence of such fraud and Democrats argued that the laws were meant to suppress voters. More » |
