For those who didn’t get into the college of their choice, a column by the late Globe columnist David Nyhan offers comforting advice. 

It matters who questions a potential juror — a lawyer, on the juror’s level, or a robed judge, on an elevated platform.  

Former members of the late senator’s staff recall his efforts to normalize relations with Cuba.  

What does a lame-duck president with an eight-vote opposition majority in the Senate do? Anything he wants!  

Obama contrasted his successful presidency with that of his predecessor, and his hopeful vision with that of his opponents.  

One thing is clear about medical reality shows: They raise some ethical questions.  

When a Science article was promoted with a press release entitled “Bad Luck of Random Mutations Plays Predominant Role in Cancer, Study Shows,” misinformation gets spread.  

The competition for the best brainpower grows more complex as the talent needs of the state’s most innovative companies evolve.  

He’ll be bipartisan, reasonable, practical, and generous with credit, an approach that tends to get things done. 

Almost one in four residents reported experiencing a medical error in the past five years, according to a Harvard survey.  

The GOP has cultivated an ardent base of supporters that make it basically impossible for the party to govern.  

The US secretary of education writes that the governor has approached education issues with an inclusive style.  

Guns will remain a part of our national culture, but surely toddlers shooting adults is where we can draw the line.  

The sport may have come under attack recently for its effects on athletes’ bodies and players’ bad behavior, but it’s not leaving American television.  

Does he really have the right to investigate and record who has been naughty or nice?  

Why is it that the Palestinians rejected Israel’s offer for an independent state in 2000, 2001, and 2008?  

You may think this question is a fantasy, but there’s precedent.  

The goal of state government is to meet constituents’ needs wherever they are, in ways that work for them.  

Every day there resides among Americans a clear and present danger — millions of guns.  

Evidence shows that the US has not forsaken a role of global engagement.  

Getting Wynn into the game the right way would be like winning the gold.  

Think back to the best workplace relationships you’ve ever had. How many of them started at a cocktail party?  

There is a sense of renewed energy and purpose throughout the department despite recent turmoil.  

Perceptions of race and our culture’s relationship to deadly violence must be reexamined. 

By hiring women, Baker will create better state outcomes.  

There is an unusual reservoir of trust developed between the police and the city’s communities of color.  

How can Massachusetts help technology companies start, grow, and thrive here?  

The Disney movie is a wonderful entry point to larger conversations about thinking before acting.  

Black life is cheap, and accountability is a fallacy.  

We have been in a collective denial about the extent, reality, and real-world effects of our racial biases.