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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Robert Kraft's 2025 win streak faces its toughest opponent: Wu -- Winning the Super Bowl might be easier than making an Everett stadium deal with the Boston mayor by midnight on New Year's Eve.

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EDITORIAL -- President Trump's damage to American science is incalculable -- A STAT series highlights the wide-ranging impact of the president's hacksaw approach.

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RACHELLE COHEN -- Is a guards union lawsuit against DOC just payback time? -- A slap-on-the-wrist punishment is now a federal case.

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Getting to yes on housing in Massachusetts -- Communities need to move from a default "no" on housing to a default "yes."

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The disappearing snowplow -- Massachusetts needs to make it more financially viable for snowplow drivers to work in the state.

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- My big question for 2026 -- In 2026, we'll start to see if the boomlet of commentary about blue-state governance and misgovernance goes anywhere.

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JEFF JACOBY -- On Christmas night, America's fate hung in the balance -- How a desperate river crossing in 1776 revived a revolution that seemed all but lost.

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JEFF JACOBY -- Would Jesus be safe in a synagogue today? -- The golden age has been replaced by a grim new reality in which antisemitism is being normalized with terrifying speed.

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Roger Lowenstein -- Warren Buffett's greatest asset is his character -- As he retires this week at age 95, it is plain that Buffett's intelligence is matched by an even rarer trait — his wisdom.

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Kristin Tate -- Healey's SNAP showdown puts politics ahead of accountability -- Her grandstanding over releasing SNAP data could cost Massachusetts dearly.

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Michal Sella -- The trust Israeli society needs to restore -- Israeli democracy depends on strong relations between its Arab and Jewish citizens. The war in Gaza has frayed them.

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Joan Wickersham -- In love with the ordinary -- 'The Dead' movie matches Joyce's story, and both have a deep reverence for the everyday.

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State task force floats a primary care moon shot: double the spending -- "Given how expensive health care has become, policy makers need to ... focus on keeping people healthy," writes one industry stakeholder.

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The true voice of the voiceless: Columnist's series on murder trial imbued with insight, compassion -- Yvonne Abraham's gut-wrenching investigative reporting into the first-degree murder trial of Latarsha Sanders is truly a gift to humanity.

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Words of the year ring in their ears -- Readers share their reactions to Globe Opinion's choices for words of the year and add a few of their own to the list.

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Mike Johnson opines on men and women -- His comment that men are intellectually superior to women because men can compartmentalize stood out for one reader.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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Trump's mass firing of US diplomats a dangerous game

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Searching for class in America's promised land

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From Brown to Bondi Beach, the kind and the brave see us through

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The joy of taking two long walks a day

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Hunger in Massachusetts is about to get worse

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Why Trump's Justice Department is coming for your voter data — and your vote

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Why 'The Master and Margarita' is the ultimate modern Christmas story

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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True stories from an ICU: Was it right to keep their sister alive? -- An illustrated opinion piece that explores the emotional impact of hospice care on ICU nurses and hospital employees.

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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.

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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.

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

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Teens Speak -- We asked. They delivered. Teens from across the country offer a candid look at how they're navigating life, school, friendships, social media, expectations, and so much more.

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