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A new domestic violence prevention hotline — for abusers

Massachusetts is the first state in the nation to offer such a service. Proof that it’s needed? Calls are coming in from around the country — and the world.

Letters

A thousand words

The image because it manages to be both historic and timeless and both abstract and concrete.

Letters

The citizenship test — hint: It’s about a lot more than just voting

It is reasonable to understand participation can take many forms, including protest and dissent. Demanding full membership by these means is a form of participation in civic life.

Letters

Neckties don’t hold quite the same place in the fabric of our lives

When I changed careers decades ago, my mother asked me what I was going to do with all my neckties that I no longer needed, and she proposed weaving them into a rug.

Letters

Birthday cards about aging: the joke lands with some, not others

Inappropriate birthday cards appear on a day that is supposed to highlight appreciation of your continuing presence on earth.

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‘Give us your huddled masses,’ say Massachusetts residents

The actions of people on the Vineyard are exemplary of what our American spirit should be.

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A student nurse at MGH in 1950s, she still recalls how Dr. Austen reassured her

After commenting on the shared trauma of witnessing a sudden death, he reassured me that following his instructions was entirely correct — that tough things happened to all in the medical field.

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First there was the destination wedding, then came the hitchhiking

Every morning at 7:00, I stood on Parks Highway, holding up a sign saying "Denali," and every evening, I flipped the sign to say "Healy."