TODAY’S OP-ED COLUMNS
Marathon as dry-run disaster
TODAY thousands of runners and hundreds of thousands of spectators are unwittingly taking part in a planned disaster. Yet, they are not just safe from harm (except for the variety brought on by running 26.2 miles), they also are participants in an event that will make the citizens of Greater Boston safer in case of a natural catastrophe or terrorist … (By Arnold Bogis, Boston Globe)
Life to the full
WHAT TO say when a beloved friend dies? Krister Stendahl - once the Harvard Divinity School dean, Lutheran Bishop of Sweden, distinguished theologian, husband and father, man of God - would not have been troubled by mere silence. Krister knew how the mysteries of existence can strike us dumb. Awed speechlessness can be a signal that the holy is near. … (By James Carroll, Boston Globe)
Filling a gap in Bay State dental care
IMAGINE walking into a dentist’s office with a severe toothache and being told by the dentist that there is good news and bad news. The good news is that because you are poor, you qualify for free dental care from the state in the state’s Medicaid program, MassHealth. The bad news is that your dentist won’t be able to treat … (By Barbara Dawidjan and Katherine M. Pelullo, Boston Globe)
Worcester’s turn-around school
OPTIMISTS often implore us to see the glass as being half-full. Yet only a full-fledged Pollyanna would find much to celebrate in a recent study issued by America’s Promise Alliance. (By James R. Gomes, Boston Globe)