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Old ideas for a new year

Plus, a dirty job for Deval: fix the Big Dig
During the past 18 months, the good news out of City Hall has come in the form of fresh faces.

By: EDITORIAL | January 16, 2008

Hillary's triumph

Plus, why Obama still matters, and the Edwards factor
Hillary Clinton’s breathtaking rebound in New Hampshire is, in a very real way, in line with Barack Obama’s Iowa win: it confounded expectations.

By: EDITORIAL | January 09, 2008

Shameless

Mitt Romney is a liar, and Republican voters deserve better.
Members of the GOP must reject the shameless, dishonorable, dishonest former governor of Massachusetts, Willard Mitt Romney.

By: EDITORIAL | January 09, 2008

The ugly dispute over testing firefighters for drugs and alcohol. Plus, rebuilding UMass Boston.
When the firefighters union quit the special committee seeking to reform the Boston Fire Department this past week, it exhibited contempt for city residents and a reckless disregard for the safety of its own members.

By: EDITORIAL | December 20, 2007

O + O = Passion

Why Obama and Oprah matter. Plus, Menino’s do-nothing approach to “fixing” the fire department
Obama and Oprah are the new power couple, supplanting — at least for the moment — Hillary and Bill.

By: EDITORIAL | December 12, 2007

Dumb or dishonest?

Bush and Iran. Plus, disturbing news about AIDS, and Romney’s illegal problem
For some reason, wisdom maintains that Republicans hold an edge over Democrats when it comes to commanding the military and conducting foreign policy.

By: EDITORIAL | December 05, 2007

Marijuana reform

A less-than-perfect but much-needed initiative. Plus, more evidence that Trent Lott is a weasel.
There is no sense to be found in the prosecution of individuals for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

By: EDITORIAL | November 28, 2007

Craig Smith (1947–2007)

Boston loses a beloved musician
For more than 30 years, Emmanuel Music has been central to the cultural life of Boston.

By: EDITORIAL | November 19, 2007

Deadbeat universities

It’s time for higher education to pay its fair share of city costs. Plus, how to improve the Boston City Council.
No college should be allowed to cry poverty to get out of PILOT anymore.

By: EDITORIAL | November 14, 2007

Green journalism

A letter from the Boston editor, November 9, 2007
What the hell is the Phoenix thinking printing a Green Issue when that very enterprise would only use (some might charge “waste”) more paper?

By: LANCE GOULD | November 08, 2007

Unpleasantness at the BPL

How one of the nation’s leading librarians got axed by City Hall
Why would the library’s trustees give the boot to a leader who has proved to be a triple-threat talent?

By: EDITORIAL | November 07, 2007

For Boston City Council

Plus, a lesson from the Red Sox
Boston’s 13 city councilors — especially the four members elected at-large — hold high-profile jobs.

By: EDITORIAL | October 31, 2007

Why Mukasey stinks

Plus, what the Obama endorsement shows about Patrick
The idea that former federal judge Michael Mukasey may soon be confirmed as US attorney general is almost a welcome relief. But it should not be.

By: EDITORIAL | October 25, 2007

Rent a war

The real significance of hired guns in Iraq. Plus, combating Ann Coulter.
Wonder why the Iraq government changed its mind about expelling Blackwater, the rent-a-soldier company whose employees killed 17 civilians this past month?

By: EDITORIAL | October 17, 2007

Tsongas for Congress

Plus, those scary Republicans running for president
On Tuesday, voters in the Fifth Congressional District will be faced with a clear and obvious choice of who should succeed former representative Marty Meehan in the US Congress.

By: EDITORIAL | October 10, 2007

P-town’s not-so-secret vice

Beating up gay guys appears to be all the rage , and police and the DA are part of the problem
Something went seriously awry in Provincetown this summer, where several attacks with possible homophobic overtones were ignored by, and in one case was committed by, the town’s own law-enforcement officials.

By: EDITORIAL | October 03, 2007