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Why a contested mayor’s race in 2025 would be a good thing

Nothing against the mayor, but the city is better off when voters have real choices at the ballot box.
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Taiwan’s thriving democracy struts its stuff as Beijing fumes

A new president reaches out across the strait but knows the road ahead is rocky.
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Weed shortage coming to Martha’s Vineyard

Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard are part of Massachusetts. They should have the same access to legal marijuana as the rest of the state.
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Alito family flag raises the stakes in battle over Supreme Court ethics

No other judge could get away with trampling on the federal court’s own code of conduct.

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We ask too much of primary care doctors. 26.7 hours a day, to be exact.
Primary care is in crisis. Doctors need better pay and more administrative help to ease their paperwork burden.

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Who you gonna call? In Franklin Park, it’s not so clear.
Like several other parts of Boston, state and local cops share responsibility for the park area. Residents say complaints too often fall through the jurisdictional cracks.

Finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing

A battle for affordable housing in Massachusetts

The Globe editorial board's 2020 series on the need for inclusive housing reform in Newton and across the Commonwealth.

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Will the doctor be in? Massachusetts prisoners are about to find out.

Monitoring will be key to riding herd over the Correction Department's newest for-profit provider.

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House leaders lard up the state budget with a side of pork

Stealth earmarks just appear in the final hour even at a time of so-called fiscal restraint.

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How did DCF fail to notice their social worker was attending high school?

The astonishing tale of Shelby Hewitt, the 32-year-old woman who posed as a high school student, raises questions for her former employer.

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How far has the stigma around AIDS really faded?

AIDS patients who wanted housing and legal help needed specialized providers in the 1980s. Fenway Health is betting that’s no longer true.

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Pot emerges from the legal shadows

But only part way. A new DEA recommendation won’t solve the cannabis industry’s banking problems.

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Let’s integrate primary care and mental health care

The collaborative care model has potential for better care with lower costs.

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Despite shaky rollout, Wu’s White Stadium plan is good for student-athletes

The administration answers more of the community concerns about the proposal.

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Columbia canceled its main commencement. Other schools shouldn’t follow its lead.

Students have a right to protest, but graduates have a right to a cherished life event.