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JOAN VENNOCHI -- The problem with Nike's 'Walkers Tolerated' ad -- The Boston Marathon celebrates every kind of runner.

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EDITORIAL -- Will the plumbing police come for that new toilet? -- DIYers need to fight the good fight against plumbers' monopoly on home repair projects.

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James A. Peyser -- Massachusetts promised high standards without MCAS. The results are in. -- After the end of MCAS, many school districts in Massachusetts now define graduation competency at the lowest passing grade.

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EDITORIAL -- Healey move on vital records wrong fight, wrong time -- Closing access to birth and death records for researchers for decades just plain silly.

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IDEAS | LILIA YAPPAROVA -- The US is turning its back on Russian asylum seekers -- Activists who challenged Putin's regime are finding that fleeing to America was only a temporary reprieve.

8 hours ago

Eugene Scott -- How a surge of faith in young men could reshape America -- The kind of faith they embrace could either heal fractures or deepen them.

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It's time to fire Kash Patel -- According to a new report, the FBI director's erratic behavior includes clear signs of paranoia, delaying time-sensitive investigations, and even rescheduling meetings and briefings for later in the day because of his drinking habits.

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E-bikes and mopeds and scooters, oh my -- The profusion of new mobility devices on Massachusetts' streets cries out for new rules of the road — and now a state commission has some recommendations.

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Low-balling the Boston police overtime budget is not a strategy -- Low-balling the Boston police overtime budget isn't a winning strategy.

4 days ago

RENÉE GRAHAM -- The most deadly place for women and children: a family home -- Recent events are a somber reminder that domestic violence-related shootings are more prevalent than similar acts in public spaces.

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- In 1909, the Globe ran a parody of car-centric policies -- Parodies have to be parodies of something.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Mayor Wu says she texts and talks to developers all the time. Is that enough to spur growth? -- "This is Boston, right? I'm with everyone," she said.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The Trump administration doesn't want these refugees. But they have nowhere else to go. -- The harm that would result from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals living in the US is not theoretical.

6 days ago

Evan Greer and Nathalie Maréchal -- A flawed fix for social media's harms -- The state's approach could create new risks for users while letting tech companies off the hook.

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Kenneth Gordon -- Kids aren't safe online so Massachusetts is acting -- Existing safeguards aren't sufficient.

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Lawrence K. Altman -- Why the 25th Amendment won't remove Trump -- The Constitution sets a high bar that that today's politics can't clear.

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Building 19: a special place, a special time -- At first, Dad wrote ads and newsletters from his basement-level "office." My job was to gather friends, fold newsletters, stuff envelopes, and seal and mail them.

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Mass. lawmakers must close the age-of-consent loophole -- Grooming and coercion do not disappear when a young person turns 16, but legal protections often do.

10 hours ago

Epilogue definitely adds something to production of 'Breaking the Code' -- The epilogue represents an artistic choice intended to invite audiences to consider Alan Turing's legacy not only through tragedy but also through recognition, continuity, resilience, and curiosity.

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Öztürk experienced America at its worst and trying to be its best -- It was once unimaginable to me what happened to you: snatched off the street by masked thugs. Many people were horrified. We all know your name.

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Why Gish Jen talks to the dead -- The writer's new novel "Bad Bad Girl" blends truth and fiction to dissect the cultural divide between mother and daughter.

4 months ago

A Boston veteran's 57-year journey to find peace -- Kevin Cullen shares the story of one Boston veteran who spent decades finding peace after a devastating experience in Vietnam.

4 months ago

Rage over a lost penny -- The president wanted to look bold by eliminating the penny. But shouldn't the administration have planned ahead for the consequences?

5 months ago

The right's immune system is finally fighting back against antisemitism. Maybe. -- A backlash from conservatives against right-wing influencers is a rare sign of hope.

4 months ago

AI was ruining my college philosophy classes. So I assigned a new kind of essay.

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Why hasn't Boston built a Vietnamese memorial yet?

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Health insurance isn't containing costs. It's fueling them.

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Healey has made progress on housing. But the state still lags its goals.

22 hours ago

Everything you know about the Boston Tea Party is wrong

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Trump's obsession with winning is a losing strategy

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Investing in nature: Why outdoor spaces in Mass. deserve your vote

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Your fellow Americans are better than you think

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PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Priorities

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SUE D. GELBER AND ELLY LONON -- If famous authors held signs at the Boston Marathon

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- The Arch de Trump

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Lost and/or found: Ten weird but totally true Boston stories -- Have you heard of the Boston Garden Monkey? How about the alligator in the Charles River? See what else we've uncovered.

1 month ago

Everything I needed to know about work and life ... I learned selling sneakers -- This isn't a story about sneakerheads. This is about what working in 1980s Toronto retail taught me about empathy, resilience, and paying attention.

3 months ago

The Wild Issue -- This special edition of Globe Ideas goes to mountaintops, rivers, urban parks, and open fields to unearth surprising stories about what nature means today.

4 months ago

The Revolution lives on -- 250 years later, the fight for American independence is still full of surprising stories and unresolved questions. Explore them in this special issue of Globe Ideas.

4 months ago

Calluses: True stories from an ICU -- An ICU nurse explores the similarities between bedside manner and the hard calluses developed when learning to play guitar in this interactive comic.

1 year ago

The Wisdom Issue: How to grow old — without getting old -- Writers of a certain age on the challenges, delights, surprises, preoccupations, and freedoms of growing older.

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

4 months ago

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse -- An interactive comic that explores how medical mistakes can happen in the chaotic environment of an ICU.

2 years ago

Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

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