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The traditions that make New England feel like home

The traditions that make New England feel like home

Local traditions provide a connection to place, community, and the generations before us.

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Kristin Tate

This term at the Supreme Court, it’s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

This term at the Supreme Court, it’s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

This term at the Supreme Court, it’s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

This term at the Supreme Court, it’s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

There are few challenges that the court seems more willing to wade into than those involving religious rights claims that run up against...

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

About that $5,000 check

About that $5,000 check

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Joan Vennochi

About that $5,000 check

About that $5,000 check

Joan Vennochi, Abdallah Fayyad, and Noah Rothman weigh in on Trump’s latest promise.

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George W. Bush, all is not forgiven

George W. Bush, all is not forgiven

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Renée Graham

George W. Bush, all is not forgiven

George W. Bush, all is not forgiven

nearly two decades after leaving office, Bush seems to be regarded more as America’s goofy 80-year-old uncle than a man who inflicted indelible...

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Renée Graham

The missing safeguard for Flock cameras: A warrant

The missing safeguard for Flock cameras: A warrant

Flock is useful, but its searches should be subject to the Fourth Amendment.

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Tom Keane

Tom Menino knew when to bury a grudge. Will Michelle Wu?

Tom Menino knew when to bury a grudge. Will Michelle Wu?

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Joan Vennochi

Tom Menino knew when to bury a grudge. Will Michelle Wu?

Tom Menino knew when to bury a grudge. Will Michelle Wu?

Menino could hold a grudge. But he also knew when to put one aside — a lesson Michelle Wu could use now.

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Joan Vennochi

Trump lost a mail-in ballot battle, but his war on elections continues

Trump lost a mail-in ballot battle, but his war on elections continues

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Trump lost a mail-in ballot battle, but his war on elections continues

Trump lost a mail-in ballot battle, but his war on elections continues

Trump believes the Supreme Court’s immunity decision made him a king. Don’t expect the Supreme Court to prove him wrong.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

BSO’s next chapter begins with its musicians

BSO’s next chapter begins with its musicians

With musicians and management working together on artistic planning, the BSO is building on a tradition of innovation.

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Chad Smith

At the US Open, a master class in masculinity

At the US Open, a master class in masculinity

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Renée Graham

At the US Open, a master class in masculinity

At the US Open, a master class in masculinity

An emotional moment between two players should remind men that to be emotionally fragile is to be human.

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Renée Graham

What if the smartest thing AI does this year is help a dog?

What if the smartest thing AI does this year is help a dog?

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Marcela García

What if the smartest thing AI does this year is help a dog?

What if the smartest thing AI does this year is help a dog?

Trainers and vets are building AI that sends you back to a human faster. Local startup dogGPT is Exhibit A.

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Marcela García

The guy behind all of Trillium’s cool labels

The guy behind all of Trillium’s cool labels

A conversation with graphic designer Kevin Cimo.

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Alan Wirzbicki

The holdout juror in Clancy mistrial shouldn’t be put on trial for his opinion

The holdout juror in Clancy mistrial shouldn’t be put on trial for his opinion

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Joan Vennochi

The Clancy holdout juror shouldn’t be put on trial for his opinion

The Clancy holdout juror shouldn’t be put on trial for his opinion

The backlash against the lone juror who refused to join the verdict is a threat to the privacy and independence of jury deliberations.

14.09.2026 2

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Joan Vennochi

When your teacher is a bot

When your teacher is a bot

Can AI replace human teachers? Students at the new Alpha Boston schools are about to find out.

14.09.2026 4

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Will Austin

Big Tech built social media for kids. Now it must protect them.

Big Tech built social media for kids. Now it must protect them.

Massachusetts’ settlement with Meta puts protections on the platforms themselves. The Legislature should build on that progress with rules that...

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Andrea Joy Campbell

For women with autism, a visit to the gynecologist can be challenging

For women with autism, a visit to the gynecologist can be challenging

Asking for accommodations can be a daunting task.

14.09.2026 10

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Ella Audrey Scheuerel

The ball, the stick, and the dog

The ball, the stick, and the dog

On a woodsy trail, a retriever teaches me something about desire, loss, and faith.

12.09.2026 10

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Elissa Ely

‘House of the Dragon’ makes the case for complexity

‘House of the Dragon’ makes the case for complexity

In an entertainment culture increasingly shaped by AI and easy-to-consume content, the show rewards viewers willing to wrestle with history,...

12.09.2026 9

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Gwen Egan

A Latina’s view on the systems that failed Lindsay Clancy

A Latina’s view on the systems that failed Lindsay Clancy

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11.09.2026 4

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Marcela García

Cómo muchas latinas procesaron el juicio de Lindsay Clancy

Cómo muchas latinas procesaron el juicio de Lindsay Clancy

La familia ocupa un lugar central en la perspectiva latina del cuidado materno. El caso Clancy expone tanto los alcances como los límites de esa...

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Marcela García

A Latina’s view on the systems that failed Lindsay Clancy

A Latina’s view on the systems that failed Lindsay Clancy

Who failed Lindsay Clancy more, the lack of a family-built support system or the complicated American medical system that doesn't prioritize women?

11.09.2026 5

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Marcela García

Felix Contreras y el poder del Tiny Desk

Felix Contreras y el poder del Tiny Desk

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10.09.2026 3

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Marcela García

President Trump: The man who wasn’t there on Sept. 11

President Trump: The man who wasn’t there on Sept. 11

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10.09.2026 5

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Renée Graham

Don’t let outside fearmongering kill legal cannabis

Don’t let outside fearmongering kill legal cannabis

We deserve policies grounded in evidence, compassion, and the realities of the communities we actually live in.

10.09.2026 6

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Jacqui Lipson

Legalizing recreational marijuana was a mistake, and we know it

Legalizing recreational marijuana was a mistake, and we know it

No state has ever voted to repeal a recreational cannabis market once opened, but Massachusetts can and should be the first.

10.09.2026 4

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Jeffrey Morgan

Twenty-five years after Sept. 11, we’re losing sight of the threat

Twenty-five years after Sept. 11, we’re losing sight of the threat

The US is safer from catastrophic terrorism. But emerging technologies, expanding terrorist networks, and weakened international partnerships are...

10.09.2026 8

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Michael N. Jacobson And Scott H. Allan

President Trump: The man who wasn’t there on Sept. 11

President Trump: The man who wasn’t there on Sept. 11

With his pathological need to center himself in every scenario, even something as sacred as a Sept. 11 memorial event isn’t safe.

10.09.2026 9

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Renée Graham

Why the 9/11 defendants still haven’t been tried

Why the 9/11 defendants still haven’t been tried

The men accused of plotting the attacks still await trial — their case consumed by the consequences of America’s post-9/11 torture program.

10.09.2026 7

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John Ryan

I’m a humanizer. Hire me.

I’m a humanizer. Hire me.

AI can write. AI can rewrite. ” But when it comes to humanizing bad writing, I’ve got decades of experience.

10.09.2026 10

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Alex Beam

Charlie Kirk’s legacy is taking root on college campuses

Charlie Kirk’s legacy is taking root on college campuses

Conservative students are organizing, seeking dialogue, and pushing back against what they see as a culture of political conformity.

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Kara Bettis Carvalho

Mike Minogue’s bad joke raised a serious question about Springfield courthouse award

Mike Minogue’s bad joke raised a serious question about Springfield courthouse award

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09.09.2026 9

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Joan Vennochi

Mike Minogue’s bad joke raised a serious question about Springfield courthouse award

Mike Minogue’s bad joke raised a serious question about Springfield courthouse award

The issue has something to do with Massachusetts politics, not MAGA politics.

09.09.2026 7

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Joan Vennochi

The last paper trail

The last paper trail

For those of us who came of age in the summer of 2001, Sept. 11 became entwined with another great rupture: the disappearance of a physical world that...

09.09.2026 20

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Kimberley Tait

Football is back. So is the gross spectacle of players destroying their brains.

Football is back. So is the gross spectacle of players destroying their brains.

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08.09.2026 7

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Renée Graham

Football is back. So is the gross spectacle of players destroying their brains.

Football is back. So is the gross spectacle of players destroying their brains.

A new study on the extent of brain trauma in former football players should give fans pause, but it won’t.

08.09.2026 9

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Renée Graham

In Clancy trial, Judge Sullivan kept the circus out of the courtroom

In Clancy trial, Judge Sullivan kept the circus out of the courtroom

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08.09.2026 7

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Joan Vennochi

In Clancy trial, Judge Sullivan kept the circus out of the courtroom

In Clancy trial, Judge Sullivan kept the circus out of the courtroom

Sullivan kept the focus where it belonged: on the law.

08.09.2026 8

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Joan Vennochi

From the (tiny) desk of NPR’s Felix Contreras

From the (tiny) desk of NPR’s Felix Contreras

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08.09.2026 8

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Marcela García

Why is Nancy Pelosi fighting so hard in the race to replace her?

Why is Nancy Pelosi fighting so hard in the race to replace her?

She has turned a routine succession into a test of her influence, judgment, and legacy.

08.09.2026 20

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Mariel Garza

Emergency room waits are too long. Here’s how Massachusetts can fix it.

Emergency room waits are too long. Here’s how Massachusetts can fix it.

Overcrowding has for too long been accepted by hospital administrators as the “new normal.”

08.09.2026 20

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Jonathan Olshaker And Scott Weiner

Alzheimer’s patients deserve to know their diagnosis

With HIV, the public learned that ignorance is not compassion. We should not have to learn that lesson twice.

05.09.2026 10

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Robert R. Redfield

New England’s forests are in trouble

Invasive pests and disease are killing off iconic tree species and altering the woods.

05.09.2026 10

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Phil Primack

Gloria Steinem taught us that our ambitions were valid

She gave a generation of women the language, confidence, and solidarity to challenge a status quo that once seemed immovable.

04.09.2026 10

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Nancy Gertner