Category: Editorials

Guest Op-Ed: Parks Over Pavement

By Jamie McGonagill On Thursday November 2, leaders in the Logan Community Clean Air Coalition met with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s Chief of Staff Tiffany Chu, Environment Commissioner Dr. Alison Brezius, and Director of Stakeholder Engagement Mohammed Missouri to discuss…

“Thank You” To Our Veterans

This Saturday, November 11, will mark the 104th observance of Veterans Day in the United States, a day marked by solemnity and reverence to honor those who have served in our nation’s military. Veteran’s Day initially was known as Armistice…

Happy 90th Birthday, Gov. Dukakis

We wish to extend our best wishes for a “Happy Birthday” to former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, who turned 90 last week. Mike Dukakis served as governor of our state from 1975-79 and then again for two terms from 1983-91.…

Get Out and Vote On Tuesday

Many of us view local government in the same way that we think about the weather: Everybody complains about it, but nobody does anything about it. However, unlike the weather, there actually is something we can do about the future…

House Democrats: Total Failures

It is clear that the decision by the Democrats in the House of Representatives to allow a small band of narcissistic and anarchistic Republicans, led by the odious Matt Gaetz of Florida, to throw the Congress (as well as the…

The Dominoes Are Falling Toward Trump

With the crisis in the Middle East and the dysfunction among Congressional Republicans garnering all of the headlines these days, the many trials and tribulations of former President Donald Trump have been relegated in recent weeks to what we in…

Letters to the Editor

Don’t Look the Other Way To the Editor, Thank you to the East Boston Times and Michael Coughlin Jr. for covering this issue.  We represent Airport Impact Relief, Incorporated (AIR, Inc.), a community volunteer group which has been active since…