WORCESTER, Mass. – More than 100 people attended a community input meeting at Claremont Academy in the city’s Main South neighborhood to discuss what they […]
Category: Current events
In crafting schools’ new strategic plan, a grassroots approach
WORCESTER, Mass. – On Jan. 24, local residents will again have an opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns about the future direction of the […]
Labor, community groups and elected officials say “Vote for Dante Comparetto”
WORCESTER, Mass. – Labor leaders, elected officials, and representatives of community organizations gathered at the Educational Association of Worcester’s headquarters this morning to announce their […]
Worcester students make their voices heard to improve schools
WORCESTER, Mass. – Organized by local public high school students, more than 40 people packed into the Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center here July 31 […]
Thoughts on the North Korea situation
Watching the current situation unfold on the Korean peninsula, it’s hard not to think, “We’ve been here before,” or “Been there, done that..” While it’s […]
Yom HaShoah: Day for a Fighting People
Now it’s Yom HaShoah, the day when Jews around the world, in both Israel and the diaspora, commemorate the 6 million Jews slaughtered by the […]
“13 Reasons Why” Turtleboy Sports is dangerous
There’s not much that I can add to the conversation around 13 Reasons Why, which, if you haven’t seen it yet, is probably the best […]
Yesterday’s Terror: Are We Already Starting to Forget?
As I write this, the block where I used to work in Chelsea, New York City, is still an active crime scene, as investigators try […]
Alienation and despair: The dark side of progress
Clearly something is wrong in the Western world. These problems are most evident in the UK and the U.S. In Britain, a campaign propelled by […]
Initial thoughts on Orlando
Marx famously wrote that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, and then as farce. He was right about the repetition, and about the sheer lunacy of […]
