Perhaps I am still in sense of shock as the details and the reality of the bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon sink into my mind. One is almost immune when you hear about civilian targeted bombs…
Category: Opinion
Editorial: Boston and Marathon will be defined by us, not bombs
In the wake of the diabolical bombing of the Boston Marathon, a vile act of random mayhem and one of the most heinous crimes in this city’s long history, there is natural anxiety, fear and confusion. When a fellow human being,…
Letter: No surprise to state’s Casey bias
I’m a JP resident who lives south of the Forest Hills T Station. I read Rebeca Oliveira’s article in the last Gazette about the Massachusetts Department of Transportation bias in the Casey Overpass matter with interest. (“Casey documents suggest at-grade…
Letter: Casey opposition uses bad history, scare tactic
I would like to address two points that are loudly repeated by the proponents of a new Casey Overpass but I believe are misguided. First of all, I believe proponents of a new Casey Overpass are misreading history by saying…
Letter: Suggestions for T station fixes in Casey project
A version of this letter was sent to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation as comment on the Casey Arborway project: As a longtime Jamaica Plain resident, I strongly support and commend your decision to dismantle the Casey Overpass and replace it with…
Letter: Kerry should oppose Keystone pipeline
I urge our new U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to consider the legacy of catastrophic climate change that we are leaving to our children when he decides on the fate of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. In coming months, his…
Letter: Gazette used wrong term for child rape
Might I gently suggest you find a term other than “seduction” to describe former Boston Mayor Andrew Peters’ relationship with his 11-year-old cousin Starr Faithfull? No doubt you but reproduced a previous generation’s description thought to be diplomatic at the time,…
Letter: Failed Senate gun vote is cowardice in tragedy
We are a society that is quick to look for heroes and heroic acts when tragedy strikes. Understandably, it makes us feel hopeful through the despair over the loss of loved ones as a result of tragic events like the massacre in…
Editorial: Thanks–now let’s finish the job
That might have been the longest four days in Boston’s history. Yet, what a short time for authorities to identify two bombing suspects, neutralize one and arrest another. Thank you all of the police agencies whose grinding hard work made us all feel safer,…
Politics as Unusual: In post-bombing politics, we don’t need another Giuliani
I’ve seen up-close the hideous face of political opportunism rear itself in the event of a horrific crisis. No, I’m not exactly talking about U.S. Congressman and Senate hopeful Stephen Lynch, who’s kept his stiff, no-nonsense mug prominently on-screen at…