Latest Headlines in Letters
LETTERS
Peer-to-peer model opens vital mental health dialogue among students
The prevalence of suicide is a public health crisis that tears at the fabric of our communities, and we need to employ and support every effective means of addressing it.
LETTERS
State-owned bank would be a risky experiment
Proponents of a public bank rarely discuss the serious risks for taxpayers and municipalities. While no bank makes a loan expecting the borrower to default, unfortunately some loans are not repaid.
LETTERS
A turf war brews as Baker sets sights on suburban zoning
Cities and towns need a balanced law that provides them with the authority to hold private developers accountable to affordability and make sure that projects don’t overwhelm existing neighborhoods.
LETTERS
Hypocrisy, contradiction, middle ground, battleground in Roe debate
This is not a cause so much for panic as for an adjustment of strategy.
LETTERS
Memorializing the pandemic
We need to honor those we mourn, the survivors, and the heroes with long-living (but low-maintenance) flowering trees that can provide ongoing beauty.
LETTERS
In warming world, manicured lawn is no longer a thing of beauty
Fortunately, attitudes about lush green lawns are changing, though not fast enough.
LETTERS
Mass. agencies have led way on toxics in schools, but they need backing
The concept of toxics use reduction is simple, but doing it can get complicated, and some companies that sell toxic chemicals do what they can to resist the trend. People generally need a lot of help to do it right.
LETTERS
Mass. is flush with cash, so now what?
Let’s not waste this opportunity to make serious progress on big, long-range issues.