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One takeaway from portrait of politically divided Bellingham

“Hooray for paper ballots. This ‘unremarkable town’ at least got something right.”

Trump creates deadly vacuum along Turkish-Syrian border

The president’s decision to abandon Kurdish allies in the area has set off a series of troubling developments.

Trump’s deadly bumbling over the Turkish-Syrian border

Readers decry President Trump’s break with policy in withdrawing US forces from the area.

The Harrison Act bars doctors from key tool in treating addiction

“The medical profession essentially turned its collective back on patients suffering from severe pain or addiction for over a century.”

LettersAfter 10 years in ‘starter home,’ they have well-worn view of fixer-uppers
“We don’t think that most first-time home buyers are financially or emotionally prepared to deal with a fixer-upper.”

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Arrest of 2 with ties to Ukraine probe is a good sign
It is reassuring, writes a reader, “that our law enforcement professionals . . . are still doing their jobs.”

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Vaping’s ills prompt Mass. leaders to press pause button

Many readers applaud Governor Charlie Baker’s temporary ban on the sale of vaping products.

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The Civil War according to Winslow Homer

In response to a review of a Winslow Homer exhibit, a reader makes note of an additional work of interest.

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Bridge linking casino and T would be boon to carbon-free transit

“This is the little pedestrian bridge that could — linking the Mystic River’s two largest developments along the river: Assembly Square and the Encore casino.”

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Trump or no Trump, Bellingham will still be (yawn) Bellingham

“Republican voters have a well-known capacity to vote against their own interests in working-class/middle-class communities.”

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Ageism is not just creeping into political discourse — it’s being shouted

“Racism, sexism, and homophobia are correctly and understandably taboo. How is it that obvious bias against older people is perfectly acceptable?”

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GOP asleep at the security booth

Republicans in Congress may be the only true check to Trump’s power, and this alarms some readers.

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Pleasures of ‘Succession’ let us take a break from the real nastiness<br/>

“It is . . . a most desired diversion to watch ‘Succession’ rather than the breaking news and other social media filling our weary brains every day.”

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Pro-charter forces block progress on equity in school funding

“Changes by the Massachusetts Senate are not what’s clouding legislation to fix our state’s outdated school funding formula.”


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