Letters to the editor

Fed rates Re: “Lawmakers call on Fed to lower interest rate,” March 20 We’re blessed to have congressional members in this state with such conviction about the role monetary policy plays in housing affordability, among other concerns.  MA lawmakers Pressley, McGovern, and Warren seem convinced that a restrictive Fed funds rate is to blame for…

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Bubbly Leilani loves to perform

Leilani is an energetic teenage girl. Those who are close to Leilani describe her as being very bubbly, chatty and often boisterous. She is a positive child who is always ready to do something fun. Leilani’s favorite activities are arts and crafts projects, singing, dancing and playing sports such as soccer. Leilani also participates in…

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Gender-swap revives musical ‘Company’

Bobbie is the 35-year-old protagonist of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s “Company.” Britney Coleman is the 35-year-old actor who plays Bobbie. “It feels validating in a way,” Coleman told the Herald. “I never have to think, ‘How would a 35-year-old feel about x, y, and z,’ because I’m pulling from personal experience.” “Company,” which plays…

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Schumer should stay out of Israeli elections

With Israel fighting an existential war against Hamas, the Iranian-backed terrorist group which rules Gaza, it is outrageous that New York Senator Chuck Schumer would intrude into Israeli domestic politics and advocate, not just for new elections, but for the defeat of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  To be clear, Senator Schumer’s comments represent everything…

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Senior dog has seizures

Dear Dr. John, Last night, my almost 15-year-old Retriever X started having a sort of seizure with twitching in the eyes. He had a similar episode about a month and has had a head tilt ever since. He has high kidney values, high calcium, and high phosphorous. He is on multiple medications. I could not…

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