by Kristin Palpini | Jan 11, 2016 | Articles, Between the Lines, Columns, News
Massachusetts has some of the most ineffective and restrictive public information laws in the country. Data that is published online in most U.S. states is difficult to access in Massachusetts. For example, Massachusetts is one of a handful of states in the nation...
by Amanda Drane | Dec 21, 2015 | Articles, News
Maggie Baumer doesn’t want to sugarcoat it — it was hell losing her arm in a trash compactor. But in a strange way, the loss set her on the path toward a better life. Many people strive for the fast track, only to find that long hours produce little but exhaustion and...
by Kristin Palpini | Oct 19, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
Baby-killing clinics don’t deserve support Editor Kristin Palpini says, “Abortion isn’t the murder of a baby” (Between the Lines: Defund cancer screenings? Oct. 1-7, 2015). Excuse me? Of course it is. What a despicable sentiment! Planned Parenthood is in the business...
by Chuck Shepherd | Oct 19, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
Two suburban Minneapolis elementary schools this fall hired a consulting firm to advise officials on kids’ recess, and the leading recommendations — promoting “safety” and “inclusiveness” — were elimination of “contact games” in favor of, for example, hopscotch. Some...
by Chuck Shepherd | Oct 13, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
The bold, shameless leering of David Zaitzeff is legendary around Seattle’s parks, and more so since he filed a civil complaint against the city in September challenging its anti-voyeurism law for placing a “chilling effect” on his photography of immodestly dressed...