EDITORIAL

"The silly season"

This has been a long, expensive and exhausting presidential campaign. As the end of the primary draws near, there is considerable frustration in the Hillary Clinton camp. Her message of experience simply has not resonated with the voters. Now that everything else has failed, there is great temptation to go negative. More »

OPINION

Developing the new American workforce

On the path to the American dream today, there is no detour around postsecondary education. Employers increasingly require employees to have higher-level skills, and those without at least some education beyond high school are at a disadvantage in the job market. Meanwhile, the socioeconomic makeup of our citizenry is continuing to evolve here in Massachusetts, and employers need to rely more than ever on workers who all too often fail to complete their education. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Can youth exhibit help build a safer city?

Regarding the Banner's article about the "Guns, Youth & Architecture" exhibit at our Designery ("Hub students aim for peace, answers in 'Guns' art exhibit," Feb. 7, 2008): I am so proud of these young people for putting on this exhibit, and I wish more people would go by and see it. More »


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What do you think of the charges that Barack Obama plagiarized a Deval Patrick speech?

I think in politics, you've got to fake it 'till you make it. More »