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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston on Saturday. He and other mayors in the Boston Area are joining together in the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition to fight climate change. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

EDITORIAL: Walsh’s crowd sourcing for Imagine Boston 2030 admirable

Editors November 22, 2016

From our most basic elementary school classes, we are taught the benefits of sharing. If you share a cookie with a classmate, you may receive one in return. And, if not, you’ve passed on a positive experience...

OLIVIER: National security: The true winner of the 2016 election

OLIVIER: National security: The true winner of the 2016 election

Kaitlyn Olivier November 6, 2016

With the 2016 presidential election on the horizon, the concern for national security has fiercely risen to the surface. Placing national security at the heart of their campaigns, both Donald Trump and...

STROINSKI: The final case for Hillary Clinton

STROINSKI: The final case for Hillary Clinton

Anna Stroinski November 3, 2016

I feel as though I have an obligation — a moral duty, some would say — to make one last comprehensive case for Hillary Clinton. As the election comes to a close, we have to decide for ourselves the...

BERMAN: Mainstream media must not forget that election day is not until Nov. 8

BERMAN: Mainstream media must not forget that election day is not until Nov. 8

Max Berman October 27, 2016

If you have read any election forecasting models, such as The New York Times, FiveThirtyEight, Huffington Post, Real Clear Politics, etc., you would assume the election is over. As of Wednesday, the Times...

STROINSKI: Don't look to debates for answers

STROINSKI: Don’t look to debates for answers

Anna Stroinski October 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debated, town-hall style, on Sunday night in front of crowd of undecided voters. There wasn’t much tact or discussion of policy, but, rather, a substantial amount of...

JOHNSTON: The one-liner winner

JOHNSTON: The one-liner winner

Andrew Johnston October 10, 2016

After the last, dare I say “presidential,” debate, it’s a wonder why people tuned in Sunday night to see The Donald square off against HRC once again. With the Giants playing the Packers on Sunday...

JOHNSTON: Pence for President?

JOHNSTON: Pence for President?

Andrew Johnston October 7, 2016

Despite receiving less viewership around the country when compared to the big-league debate, the two vice presidential candidates squared off Tuesday night at Longwood University. That’s in Farmville,...

STROINSKI: We can do better than Pence and Trump

STROINSKI: We can do better than Pence and Trump

Anna Stroinski October 7, 2016

Make no mistake, Gov. Mike Pence is not a good guy. Sure, Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate showed us all that he can do what most people can do — debate levelheadedly. Pence was calm, composed...

KAVANAGH: I’m voting for Hillary Clinton because she’s a woman

KAVANAGH: I’m voting for Hillary Clinton because she’s a woman

Kayla Kavanagh October 6, 2016

The morning after last week’s presidential debate, one of my professors spent class stressing the importance of voting. She then told us about her mother, who is turning 102 this year. When her mother...

TENTINDO: Comedy is an escape from election insanity

TENTINDO: Comedy is an escape from election insanity

Will Tentindo October 4, 2016

Americans have an increasingly diverse selection from where they can get their news, and most are turning away from established outlets to look at multiple alternative sources. Cable news remains the...

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