EDITORIAL

For City Council

The decision of Michael Flaherty and Same Yoon to run for Mayor of Boston opened two of the four at-large seats on the Boston City Council. Four of the eight candidates to survive the Sept. 22 preliminary election are minorities. Felix Arroyo finished third and Ayanna Pressley came in fourth. Tito Jackson finished sixth but he is by no means out of the running. Tomas Gonzalez is unlikely to move up from a distant 8th place. More »

A breach of civility

The Nobel Prizes are the most prestigious international awards, and the Peace Prize is the crown jewel. Many conservatives in America have been outraged that the 2009 Peace Prize has gone to President Barack Obama. More »

OPINION

The Cost of Health Inequality

The notion that national health care reform will actually reduce health-related spending is turning out to be a tough sell for many Americans. Just ask President Obama. But the experience of racial and ethnic minorities under our current health care system serves as object lesson on how reform that improves opportunities for good health can actually be good for the nation?s fiscal health, as well. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Facts, lies, and the prize

Apparently, the right wing Republicans still believe that using lies and distortions will give them a leg up in the 2010 elections. Up to now their rise in the polls over the Health Care Reform issues had given them the false impression that their tactics will succeed. With gurus like Doctor Frank Lunz, the Republican version of a witch doctor, working behind the scenes with Karl Rove there has been a move afoot to take us back to the days of 'gridlock'. More »

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What tools are required to achieve economic success?

Education and a strong desire to achieve. You've got to have a will to work! More »