IDEAS | BIJAN C. BAYNE -- White Mass: The Boston stories Hollywood misses -- TV and movies depict other US cities in a wider range of hues. That's why our reputation is out of date.

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EDITORIAL -- The mental health system needs more money — but from where? -- With low reimbursements, too few providers accept insurance.

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EDITORIAL -- The mayor's texts are public records -- Public records laws exist for good reason.

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Tatiana Gupta -- Unsatisfied with your kid's education? Try this AI school instead. -- The AI-assisted Alpha School offers more human connection, less passive screen time, and a more personalized education than traditional schools.

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Does every state need its own marijuana warning label? -- States with legal cannabis should work to standardize regulations.

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Tow companies shouldn't be allowed to insist on cash -- Virtually everyone else in the modern economy has figured out how to take credit and debit cards. So can tow companies.

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Wellesley voters should agree to support MassBay housing project -- State has committed to preserving forestland

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Senate budget tweaks zoning to ease development obstacles -- Minor changes can make a difference.

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Ideas | Emma Madden -- An AI Met Gala -- What happens when the fake version is more fun than the real one?

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Diana DiZoglio's quest to audit the Legislature gets some respect from the SJC -- Beacon Hill Democrats still look like they are on the side of secrecy and entrenched self-interest.

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- The old school way to catch school-bus passers -- Cameras still seem like a better solution to me. But if for whatever reason communities don't want them, there is always the old-fashioned option.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The sudden fall of a supposed good guy -- Eric Swalwell was supposed to be one of the good guys.

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Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter -- Would you pay $65k to send your kid to an AI school? -- The price tag at Alpha School raises questions about inequality, public schools, and who gets to benefit from innovation.

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Nikki Romanik and Ashish Jha -- The system didn't catch the hantavirus threat. Biology saved us. -- The cruise ship outbreak reveals how vulnerable the United States remains to infectious diseases despite lessons from COVID.

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Caitlin Glass -- Why are people in Mass. being sent to prison for murders they didn't commit? -- Lawmakers should pass reforms to felony murder and joint venture laws.

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Cathy Young -- The left's illiberal problem isn't over -- The Democratic Party remains tethered to divisive identity politics.

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Harvard faculty mull whittling the number of A's they reward -- Readers react to a proposal that would limit the number of A's professors can give students. Faculty at the university are voting from May 12 to 19 on whether to approve the change in grading.

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Push to 'debank' ICE contractors mistakes the role they fulfill -- Contractors are tasked with providing safe housing and quality medical care to men and women navigating the immigration system, all under layers of oversight and federal standards.

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Colbert's humor has been a vital corrective -- One is reminded of the Latin epigram, "Castigat ridendo mores," translated as "one corrects customs by laughing at them."

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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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How the Unabomber became a cult hero

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How Barney Frank helped reinvent Boston

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Ted Turner saw the cost of the news revolution he launched with CNN

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A viral clip that captured a generation's housing angst

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I became a doctor at 72. Our medical career paths are broken.

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Jim Crow rebranded

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BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER -- A Mother's Day celebration of resourcefulness

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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.

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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.

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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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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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