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Opinion

  • The View From Away: An urge for revenge in the land of the loonie

    My coworkers on this TV show, who are almost exclusively Canadian, have been friendly and welcoming. So have the other people I have run across in Toronto, for the most part. One exception occurred at a suburban movie theater, where a woman wheeled on me and said I was standing too close to her i...

    Mike Langworthy • Opinion •
    Monday, April 29, 2013 at 10:50 am

  • Forecaster Forum: Portland hotel plan is an attack on a people's park

    The argument over the fate of Congress Square Plaza has brought a fusillade of insults aimed at that small, but important piece of public property and the people who use it. Developers want to take almost three quarters of the public space at the corner of High and Congress streets to buil...

    Marian McCue • Opinion •
    Monday, April 29, 2013 at 9:10 am

  • Letter: Collins displayed conscience in gun vote

    Protection for our children should not be a partisan issue, and yet it has become just that. I am grateful to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins for putting politics aside and voting her conscience. The legislation that was defeated in the Senate demanded nothing more than benign background checks fo...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, April 29, 2013 at 8:50 am

  • Letter: Elect Goldberg to Falmouth council

    Dave Goldberg is a family man who recognizes the importance of a strong community and is willing to dedicate his time to be sure Falmouth’s strength is maintained. Those who know Dave know how invested he is and how much he sacrifices on behalf of his family, and his community, all while ru...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, April 29, 2013 at 8:30 am

  • Letter: Be aware of Falmouth referendum risks

    In June, Falmouth voters will be asked to approve a $12 million general obligation bond to pay for the Route 1 improvement project. The treasurer’s statement in the referendum question anticipates the bond will be paid off with money from the Route 1 “TIF” account, so there will...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, April 29, 2013 at 8:20 am

  • Letter: King for Falmouth Town Council

    I am writing to support the candidacy of Claudia King for Falmouth Town Council. As a member of the town’s Recycling and Energy Advisory Committee, of which Claudia is a chair, I’ve come to know her as a passionate and dedicated citizen and environmental steward who tirelessly “...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, April 29, 2013 at 8:10 am

  • The Universal Notebook: About that well-regulated militia ...

    Now that the U.S. Senate has made sure there is no chance that Americans will ever get the gun controls we want and need, I’m sure the victorious gunslingers of America won’t mind a little look back at what the Second Amendment was originally all about. A good buddy – an ...

    Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
    Monday, April 22, 2013 at 9:40 am

  • Global Matters: Terror in Boston, and the price of prevention

    As Boston recovers from the brutal attack on the marathon and the city begins to regain its equilibrium , the eyes of the nation and the attention of Congress will soon turn away from the incident itself and pivot to the so-called “root causes” of terror. We’ll stop seein...

    Perry B. Newman • Opinion •
    Monday, April 22, 2013 at 9:30 am

  • Abby's Road: For Boston, a love mash-up

    Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more splendid and yet more gritty. White snows will blanket the budding trees along the Charles, And fall’s leaves will swirl down thine cobble-stoned streets. Sometime too congested the thoroughfares become,...

    Abby Diaz • Opinion •
    Monday, April 22, 2013 at 9:20 am

  • Letter: World is flatter than Delogu believes

    If Orlando Delogu is a policy wonk he should know and have read Thomas L. Friedman’s wonderful, thoughtful, intelligent book, "The World is Flat," published in 2005. Friedman, hardly in anyone's view a right-wing conservative, would perhaps agree with some of the assertions Delogu makes in ...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, April 22, 2013 at 9:00 am
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