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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. We’re all pretty Zoomed out these days, but consider saving Sunday, January 17 at 4 p.m. for the Boston Children’s Chorus’ 18th annual tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s concert is “On the Water”…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. First they ignored Donald Trump’s self-dealing and shattering of norms. Then they pooh-poohed the plot to abduct Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Then they bought into the lies about election fraud and attempts to overturn the results of the…

This was originally posted on this site on December 31, 2010. Plaque erected in Quebec City marking the spot of American General Richard Montgomery’s death. “Here stood the Undaunted Fifty safeguarding Canada, defeating Montgomery at the Pres de Ville Barricade on the last day of 1775, Guy Carleton commanding at…

The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. For more than a decade, my year-end blogs have typically presented readers with a list of headlines I hoped to see in the coming year. Some were aspirational, some were funny, some were caustic. You often contributed your own…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Boston City Hall, often damned for its award-winning but decidedly Brutalist architecture, is nonetheless home to Boston’s fundamental humanity. Mayor Marty Walsh is a man of the people, and the people who work there, who serve the public,…

A classic that we’ve posted previously . . .  The Perfect Tree by Henri Marchand  We begin the holiday season again engaged in a debate of vital importance.  It’s an annual and endless argument that we look forward to every December—what qualifies as the perfect Christmas tree?  Over the years…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Donald Trump’s use of lies and deceit to swindle the American people out of an authenticated election, the very cornerstone of our democracy, is just part of the problem. Dozens of legal challenges to the November 3 results…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog.   The United States, with four percent of the world’s population, has 25 percent of COVID deaths. And, by any measure, this pandemic is only getting worse. Many Republicans, especially Trump supporters, not only disbelieve the outcome of…