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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Trump's escalating attacks on women journalists -- When the president doesn't like the message, he denigrates the messenger.

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Want property tax relief? Maybe the state and city should actually talk to each other. -- Boston doesn't have a monopoly on hard-pressed taxpayers.

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The Supreme Court just escalated the redistricting war. Congress must end it. -- The best solution would be to increase the size of the House of Representatives from its current 435 members.

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Abundance of ballot questions points to deep dissatisfaction with Legislature's pace -- Flurry of ballot questions indicate a deep dissatisfaction with the way the Legislature does business.

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JEFF JACOBY -- Potty-mouthing in American life doesn't signal 'authenticity.' It signals decay. -- As our political speech gets cruder, our democracy grows meaner.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The justices are set to give Trump more power -- New presidents cannot come into office and fire existing officials just to install preferred leaders in their place. But that is exactly what Trump did.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Boston tax fight: Is it personal between Wu and Spilka? -- At heart, they are both old-school pols who have power and are unafraid to use it.

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Roland Merullo -- It's night in America. But that's only half the picture. -- I drove across the country to bear witness — to speak with those living their ordinary lives amid the darkness of the Trump era, and to come face to face with an America deeper than the headlines, more complicated, more real.

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A voice from the other end of the doctor-insurer conversation -- I work with an open mind, hoping to find the information necessary to either satisfy the protocols that health insurers employ or identify a reason to override them.

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When hate conquers all, it's hard to feel the love in politics -- I've never succeeded in getting anyone to listen to reason or embrace love if hate is one of their main modes of being.

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Key women unmentioned in look back at '85 Boston Against AIDS gala -- Maggie Trichon and Liz Page were essential and invaluable to the success of that first gala and to subsequent events, such as the AIDS Walk.

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Trump has hit on an immigration policy. It's called racism. -- "We have to stop defining people by the failed governments they flee from," writes one reader. Another: "Donald Trump's America is becoming more un-American every day."

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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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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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