Police Continue to Hunt for Clues as Explosions Leave Three Dead, Dozens Injured
Copley Square will remain locked down Tuesday morning as law enforcement officials continue their search for who is responsible...
Journalism
During my decade-plus career as a news reporter and editor, I wrote thousands of articles. Here are a few.
A strong pitch for the shield
Bush visit highlights broad campaign to build support for missile-defense system.
Legislation Filed to Make 'Roadrunner' State Rock Song
Massachusetts already has a state polka ("Say Hello to Someone from Massachusetts," anybody?) and a state glee club song among its eight anthems, but the state that produced The Pixies, Aerosmith and The Cars is missing its own rock song.
The diary of a young boy
The sister of holocaust victim Petr Ginz, whose personal writings are newly translated into English, helps unlock a painful chapter in history.
The role of a radar base on Czech soil
Amid all the talk of the proposed missile shield the United States wants to station on Czech and Polish soil, there have been few words about how this system actually works and what exactly a radar base would do.
The widening divide
Anežka Špačková was one the newest citizens of the Czech Republic when the country was born in 1993. Two weeks after Czechoslovakia split in two, the girl’s life began.
Opinion: Russia's Political Posturing Is a Disservice
U.S. efforts to station a missile shield in what used to be Warsaw Pact territory have Moscow making threatening noises and reviving its Cold War posturing.
Cast out
Žiga, 22, is a member of one of the five Romany, or Gypsy, families evicted from the town of Vsetín, east Moravia, last October and sent about 100 kilometers (62 miles) away, to the Jeseník region, to live in dilapidated houses. The stories of these families once more call into question policies that, according to many, have led to disastrous consequences for Roma not just in Jeseník but across the Czech Republic.
Mother: Forgotten Phone Saved My Daughter From Walking into the Blast
"As the evening crept along, and I was fully able to feel the impact of what "might have been," I wept, and prayed."
Gay Marriage Case Argued
As seven long-term gay couples looked on, the seven justices of the state's high court pelted the couples' lawyers with questions about the definition of marriage,
Standing for equality
When human rights activists started investigating complaints in the late 1990s...
Student Admits Killing Newborn
In a voice that barely rose above a whisper, Jennifer Paluseo of Plymouth admitted to killing her newborn baby two years ago while
Litany of Pain and Sorrow
Speaking publicly for the first time, David Sullivan's mother said that no words can explain the acute pain of having her son stripped from her life by murder.
Legislator: Auditor Report 'Unfortunate Example' of Why Sex Offender Bill Should Pass
The recent state auditor report revealing that a large number of sex offenders live at addresses registered as childcare facilities...
Governor: Amazon Should Start Collecting State Sales Tax
The Patrick Administration is arguing that after Amazon, the huge online retailer, bought a Massachusetts company this year it is no longer exempt from collecting the state's 6.25 percent sales tax
