Adrian Walker
Adrian Walker's column appears on Tuesdays and Fridays in the City & Region section.
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A joyous recovery

Soft-spoken and polite, Kevin Davis defies any stereotype of a crack addict, active or recovering. (2:42 a.m.)
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Gifts that keep giving

Lyndia Downie is accustomed to fighting for every dollar that goes into the coffers at the Pine Street Inn, which she heads, so she wasn’t expecting the call she got from Jim Healey last week.

A no-win decision

At a truly inopportune time, our embattled governor has shown that he can’t even protest exclusion without creating a mess for himself.

Best man may not win

Bill Galvin is by far the best-qualified contender to be the state’s next attorney general, a fact that renders his prospects slim indeed.

Safety net wears thin

Bruce Liddell knew what he was getting into when he became head of one of the city’s oldest social-service agencies earlier this year. Running Travelers Aid Family Services is not easy in the best times, which these are not.

Adrian Walker: Payback for little guy

Suing America’s largest retailer is not an activity for the faint of heart. But faint of heart is not a description likely to be applied to Philip Gordon, the attorney who won $40 million for past and present Wal-Mart employees in a settlement reached this week. It is the largest such settlement in Massachusetts history.

Her badge of courage

Jane Moran was a young police officer in Southborough, just arriving for her 8 a.m. shift, when she heard the screams.