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Reliving the Charles Stuart case (though it’s never left us)

This is the insidious nature of racism. It corroded the essence of those of us who think of ourselves as good people but who nonetheless unwittingly bought into the Stuart narrative.

Heat — or hot air — over college presidents’ testimony
"Stefanik chose to equate 'intifada,' a broad Arabic term for 'resistance,' with genocide and then lambasted the witnesses," writes one reader. Another writes, "University leaders ... are allowing their institutions to become ivory gutters."

Defying will of voters is a practice of both red and blue states
Our Legislature refused to implement the Clean Elections Law approved by voters until the court system forced it to act. Eventually, lawmakers repealed it.

Foreseeing the dreary future of cigarette buying

For one reader, the Brookline tobacco prohibition for anyone born in the 21st century brought an image to mind.

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Abuzz with concern over leaf removal
The noise is one thing, the gas fumes another, but the weekly or semimonthly blowing of leaves and countless specks of soil into the air is reducing multiple levels of local wildlife.

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College leaders leave distressing impression in Washington hearing
All seemed highly coached by lawyers on what to say and what not to say, as if their hope was that this will all blow over and they can finesse their way out of it.

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Brookline lights a fuse, of sorts, with age-targeted tobacco ban
"The Supreme Judicial Court must consider its impact on civil liberties," writes one stakeholder. Another writes, "The visionary action in Brookline to phase out tobacco sales to anyone born after 1999 is a major step forward."

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One newspaper page offers a clinic on ineffective state government
For all the energy expended on politics in this Commonwealth, we seem to get relatively unimpressive government.

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Seeking clarity on what the state’s electricity market buys us

"In residential markets, many suppliers have a long history of predatory behavior," writes one industry stakeholder. A consumer writes, "It is important to me that our family does what we can to reduce our family’s carbon use."

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Accessory dwellings could help more seniors age in place

I applaud Governor Maura Healey for promoting statewide legalization of ADUs with uniform standards. My particular interest has to do with the current dilemma of older adults.

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The Constitution is not optional — Trump is disqualified

Trump was already defeated once at the ballot box, but he and his defenders refused to accept the result, resorting to violence and other unlawful means to overturn the election. Why would he do anything differently if he is defeated again?

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In annual gathering, Indigenous protesters mischaracterize Israel

To employ historical amnesia by calling Israel a "a settler colonial state" is an insult.

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Generation to generation, hope runs smack into harsh realities

What is the self- and species-destructive flaw that sets us at each other’s throats once the traumatic experience of prior generations has dimmed in memory?

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Maine law addresses issue of pet custody for couples who split up

There is a longstanding issue in divorce settlements in which a sentient companion animal and a dining room set are treated equally under the law, as personal property.

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Free will vs. determinism, or: What made you read this headline?

Robert Sapolsky argues that our actions are fully determined by conditions that we do not control. He believes, as a consequence, that we are not morally accountable for what we do.

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The ills of fast fashion prompt many to stop and think

"Our bill would address the issues of fast fashion at the state level, taking a multipronged approach," write two Mass. lawmakers. Another reader writes, "Stop buying all that stuff! Consider that you might already have enough jeans to accommodate the legs of a millipede."