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As Trump builds clout, an orderly transition in 2020 looks less likely

“Based on past performance, he will simply claim that the voting was rigged and that he was the actual winner.”

State takeover of Boston schools would be a ‘high-risk, low-gain’ strategy

“Who will bear this risk? Students, families, and communities of color in Boston.”

Achievement gap will never close until we tackle students’ systemic barriers

“Closing the achievement gap has become an industry unto itself, with consultants and policy makers descending on school systems.”

This presidential race is a battle to protect our very way of life

"Democrats, enabled by a ludicrous process and encouraged by the media, are scrapping about control of the party and programs even they can’t agree on."

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We’re getting a good look at Mike Bloomberg
Readers are divided over the billionaire's prospects and his place in the 2020 race.

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The elephant no longer really serves as mascot of GOP
“I would propose that the Republican mascot be changed on the grounds that GOP members of Congress have forgotten too much.”

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State officials can’t obscure fact that their bid would hinder access to public records

“If the law says no one can access a marriage record for 90 years, regulations cannot legally say anything else.”

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Mass. Senate lauded for taking steps to fix broken mental health system

“Why can people receive life-saving cardiac care without question while care for life-threatening mental health and substance use disorders is unavailable to so many?”

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Both Mass. and casino need to see value of committing to footbridge

"The Commonwealth has a can’t-miss opportunity for a public-private partnership to complete this critical infrastructure."

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AG Barr: bullied from day one

“You have now been caught in your blatant service as his personal attorney general and not the attorney general of the United States of America.”

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Rep. Moulton backs teen’s push to lower voting age

“The fact that we require working 16-year-olds to pay taxes but give them no say in that process is reason enough.”

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When small businesses are casualties of the trade war

Readers take contrasting views of the woes of a Boston-area small business in the face of the US trade war with China.

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Former Mass. US attorneys toss the ol’ political football around

“All of this posturing avoids a long-overdue debate about how to decrease federal sentences across the board.”

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Dem-election derby

With no clear front-runner in the Democratic presidential field, the path forward looks bumpy.