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San Jose State to Michael Sandel: Keep your MOOC off our campus
Massive, open, online courses (MOOCs) have been hailed as a revolution in higher education but philosophers at San Jose State University (SJSU) have a different...
GOP opposes provision for same-sex partners in immigration reform bill
Congressional members of the ‘Gang of Eight’ currently working on new, comprehensive immigration reform, have hit a stumbling block regarding what to do same-sex partners...
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Police and FBI working together is the least the public expects — not something to brag about
By Lawrence Harmon This morning’s update to the press on the Boston Marathon offered little in the way of new details — or comfort for that matter. The central message...
(April 16, 2013, 12:54 PM)
Menino helped move Boston past old fault lines of race and religion
By Ray A. Hammond When he came to office in 1993 Thomas Menino, may have understood better than many that Boston had to change. He was, after all, a member...
(March 29, 2013, 02:48 PM)
Menino watched over the city's finances
By John Eade The mayor was always concerned about the little things in the city. I remember getting calls from him at 11pm because a thought had woken him up,...
(March 29, 2013, 09:49 AM)
Menino welcomed diversity to Boston
By Charlotte Golar Richie I met Tom Menino in 1993, the year before I won a seat in the state legislature. I’ve always admired his straight talk and wry humor,...
(March 29, 2013, 09:45 AM)
Menino’s best skill? Staying out of the way of progress
By Anthony Flint It may all seem like ancient history now — how many young people even know there was such a thing as the elevated Central Artery? — but...
(March 28, 2013, 05:37 PM)