For those who either were not around or were very young on Feb. 22, 1980, it is hard to imagine how low the American psyche had plummeted during the decade of the 1970s. Although the 1960s generally are regarded as…
Op-ed: Why Kobe’s Death Matters And What We Can All Learn from His Life
Robert Lewis, Jr. The BASE joins millions around the world in mourning the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash. Kobe – among just a handful of superstars identified by first name only — died along with…
Op-ed: Stop Big Game Trophy Hunting
By Melissa Martin, Ph.D. “International trophy hunting is a multinational, multimillion-dollar industry practiced throughout the world. Trophy hunting is broadly defined as the killing of animals for recreation with the purpose of collecting trophies such as horns, antlers, skulls, skins,…
Obituaries 02-21-2020
Ann Ribolini July 22nd, 1948 — Feb. 1st, 2020 Dr. Ann Angela Ribolini passed from this world early in the morning on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Born the 5th of 6 children to her parents Augusto and Elena Ribolini…
Robin Radin – The Nearness of Us: Photographs from the Neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain
The Jamaica Plain Branch Library is proud to announce a new exhibition as part of their rotating art program, supported by The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library in partnership with Uforge. For the first…