Why testing makes sense now By The Editors | February 26, 2021 4:41 PM Editorial from the Los Angeles Times editorial board Last year, then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made one of the few
Readers’ Advocate: Learning in a pandemic By The Editors | February 23, 2021 7:28 PM (Editor’s note: The Readers’ Advocate’s role is to address the concerns of readers on a variety of matters, including the
The gift of Purim By The Editors | February 22, 2021 11:41 AM This year the Jewish holiday of Purim is from the night of Feb. 25 until the night of Feb. 26.
An old answer for new problems By The Editors | February 22, 2021 11:39 AM An old answer for new problems Editorial from the Los Angeles Times editorial board President Joe Biden hopes to take
Katie S. Martin: Conquering hunger in the United States By The Editors | February 22, 2021 11:37 AM As the pandemic throws millions of Americans out of work, cars line up for miles outside food banks across the
Opinion: An old answer for new problems By The Editors | February 21, 2021 7:54 PM President Joe Biden hopes to take a page from the New Deal playbook and launch a modern version of the
Katie S. Martin: Conquering hunger in the United States By The Editors | February 21, 2021 7:53 PM As the pandemic throws millions of Americans out of work, cars line up for miles outside food banks across the
Letter: Swampscott police union defends actions during protests By The Editors | January 9, 2021 10:01 AM To the Editor: It is with utmost disappointment that we, the members of the Swampscott Police Department, are compelled to
We lived 2020. Will we learn? By The Editors | December 31, 2020 5:09 PM “Justice for all.” Those are the last three words of the Pledge of Allegiance and they should become our national
Ann McFeatters: A few final reminiscences By The Editors | December 30, 2020 4:59 PM This is my 1,768th opinion column. It is also my last. Permit me a few reminiscences. Elizabeth Taylor, the movie
Mikelle Moore: Much-need mental health progress By The Editors | December 29, 2020 7:03 PM Rarely do five pieces of legislation on a single topic pass a chamber of Congress — especially when that topic
David Balto: Hold the medication middlemen accountable By The Editors | December 29, 2020 7:03 PM COVID-19 has exposed a variety of inadequacies in America’s healthcare system that leave our most vulnerable populations at risk. First
Don’t give in to the couch! By The Editors | December 29, 2020 7:02 PM Editorial from the Chicago Tribune editorial board These days, people watch movies on their iPhones, their tablets and laptops,
Expand Pell Grants to open higher ed doors By The Editors | December 25, 2020 2:49 PM Editorial from the Seattle Times editorial board This year’s pandemic-fueled economic downturn has not been felt equally throughout the
Renée Flaherty and Daryl James: Daycare workers need help, not hassles, during pandemic By The Editors | December 22, 2020 4:40 PM Parents trust Dale Sorcher, and toddlers love her. But the daycare police in Washington, D.C., want her fired. Sorcher has
Kiki Monifa: Kwanzaa during the pandemic By The Editors | December 22, 2020 4:33 PM Many people have aptly described 2020 as “unprecedented.” It was the year the nation’s twin pandemics of COVID-19 and
Doing hard work in Swampscott By The Editors | December 22, 2020 4:31 PM Fifty Swampscott residents were deep into their Dec. 4 conversation about systemic racism when they heard discussion facilitator Tamy-Feé Meneide
Biden can bring hospital data back to the CDC By The Editors | December 21, 2020 4:55 PM Editorial from the Bloomberg Opinion editorial board With more than 100,000 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized, cases still rising in
Thank you, vaccine warriors By The Editors | December 18, 2020 5:24 PM Editorial from the Los Angeles Times editorial board For the past eight years, Dec. 14 has marked one
Helping forgotten nursing homes By The Editors | December 17, 2020 4:16 PM Editorial from the Chicago Tribune How will history look back at our national handling of the virus within nursing
