Seth Moulton -- We can't let history repeat itself in Iran -- I was a Marine officer in Iraq, and the warning signs of another misguided war are emerging again in Iran.

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Danielle Allen -- All-party primaries would fix Massachusetts' unproductive Legislature -- The state suffers from too little competition.

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Possible US bombing of elementary school should make members of Congress sick — and make them investigate -- This kind of attack can't be brushed aside as just the unfortunate cost of war.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Could Maura Healey possibly lose? -- The state is losing residents. Its economy is struggling. Is that enough for a Republican rival to beat an incumbent Democrat? We asked three writers to give us their thoughts.

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Jill Abramson -- The war Iran, and Trump, don't want you to see -- Even as Iran bars foreign reporters and the Trump administration lashes out at the press, journalists are documenting the war's consequences.

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'Accountability' won't solve the teaching-math problem -- MCAS has been a failure, and MassCore will be, too, because the state still does not provide the necessary resources to property-poor school districts.

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Young learners can get lost in the mix when schools are consolidated -- School leaders should not automatically assume that creating a supersized school is what's best for students.

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Sour note reverberates as BSO leadership parts ways with its maestro -- Readers express shock, disappointment, and outrage over the Boston Symphony Orchestra's decision not to renew music director Andris Nelsons' contract.

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US must account for bombing of Iranian elementary school -- If agents representing another country perpetrated an attack like this in the United States, politicians and the public would be justifiably incensed.

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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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