EDITORIAL

It's About Time

The state parole board has a grave responsibility. Those seven men and women decide who will remain incarcerated and who will return to society. The primary determining factor is whether the petitioner has been rehabilitated. More »

OPINION

A Black Agenda some choose not to see

I have to admit I was a bit perplexed when I was a panelist recently at Tavis Smiley's "We Count: The Black Agenda is the American Agenda" forum in Chicago, which focused heavily on what President Barack Obama has not done for the black community, rather than the significant down payment he has made in our communities this past year. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Embrace the 2010 Census in Your Community

The 2010 Census is underway and your participation is vital. Across the city, people are embracing their civic and Constitutionally-mandated duty by completing their questionnaire and being counted in the census. As of April 8, 50 percent of all households in Boston that received the questionnaire have mailed it back; but in some neighborhoods, such as Grove Hall (33 percent), the participation much lower. We have a long way to go to help your community secure its fair share of federal funding. However, there is still time for you to be counted by filling out and returning your census questionnaire. More »

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Now that Gov. Deval Patrick has kicked off his re-election campaign, what do you think he needs to do to win a second term?

As long as he continues working for the people and stays uncorrupted, I believe he should be successful. More »