http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/?srvc=rss The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news en-us Copyright 2009, Herald Interactive, Inc. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:35:24 -0500 systems@heraldinteractive.com 120 http://cache.heraldinteractive.com/images/siteImages/rss_logo.jpg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/?srvc=rss 100 48 The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/hD5gkJoawRk/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/0b1c31637f_marines_11112009.jpg "Humanitarian" was the word Paul Monti chose to describe the son he lost in a ferocious struggle high on a mountain ridge in Afghanistan three years ago. It... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:13:38 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1211015&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1211015&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/hOkY_4aLX4U/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/2d6b4fb03a_buonomo11112009.jpg Twenty years ago, John Buonomo came within 153 votes of being elected mayor of Somerville. He lost to Mike Capuano, who is now on TV every night, running for the U.S. Senate. ... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:05:31 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1211009&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1211009&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/Xy7NOK1vVXE/view.bg This is supposed to be his day, Veterans Day, set aside to honor all who answered their country's call, but Ronnie Hayes isn't looking for plaudits, at least not... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:46:25 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1211013&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1211013&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/0bMbomF8kB4/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/1eee5a8c89_Eagan_11102009.jpg Mothers of fallen soldiers should be first - ahead of fathers, spouses, siblings, even children. Nothing compares to losing a child. Nothing compares to a mother's loss. ... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:19:31 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210811&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210811&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/c6g-juTYsqY/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/fa65e5600f_finn_11092009.jpg Getting on a plane to cross the country is hard enough when you are half as old as John William Finn. But this 100-year-old California boy has never really subscribed to the... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:18:41 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210478&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210478&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/LikTApQpTzo/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/d6ce16fca4_fitz11092009.jpg Two years have passed since Steven, 13, the youngest of his five kids, was killed by a random bullet as he walked home. Ron Odom, 51, a letter carrier who also pastors... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:57:27 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210479&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210479&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/izjP_9W0fOg/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/4931bbf926_Eagan_11082009.jpg "Girls in the Hood." That's my favorite headline from the many describing how police Sgt. Kimberly Munley - a petite, blond soldier's wife and mother... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:43:49 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210331&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210331&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/sQV232OdeME/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/269859af73_Obamie_11082009.jpg Was it only a year ago we looked out on a sea of spellbound faces gathered in Chicago's Grant Park to revel in a victory as brilliant as it was improbable? For at... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:23:55 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210326&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210326&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/qBAnQj-7pkY/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/69d788683e_BH_11082009.jpg Taxpayer bailouts saved Wall Street from choking on its own greed. Now, as the Wall Street Journal reports, "Major U.S. banks and securities firms are on pace to pay... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:32:44 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210321&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210321&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/56xqMSnh3Gc/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/3bba80cbfa_Fitz_11072009.jpg Once in a while, Mike McElhinney confides, "I'll dream about those streets, those kids, then wake up feeling like the loneliest guy in the world, wishing I was back... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:08:58 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210225&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1210225&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/8X2par2D1iY/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/5e3fee4ae2_Soldiers_11062009.jpg "Sister Lois Connors of the Laboure (Center) is going with us on the bus to Washington," John Mullen announced, his eyes brightening. "It's like a two... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:34:34 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209972&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209972&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/pkJ319faO-o/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/bfd66df93a_hudson_11052009.jpg What do men really want? Now we know: sex and someone to make them a sandwich. So says that gorgeous oracle/actress, Kate Hudson. She's the lover of New... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:53:21 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209720&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209720&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/ODmb-s4b66I/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/041a8a9479_signs_11052009.jpg Hail Mumbles! We who are about to go before the Zoning Board of Appeals salute you! You're Mumbles Menino, the boss of Boston, and you've just won yourself... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:37:42 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209724&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209724&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/eRQ7iU0WfKY/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/6af179f298_Kiss_11042009.jpg An old boxing adage holds that you can't hit what you can't see, which might explain why Michael Flaherty never laid a glove on Tom Menino, though tossing haymakers... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:22:48 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209508&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209508&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/B7_SgUVSGbk/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/c9b0473664_Flaherty_11042009.jpg When the story of Tom Menino's 20 - or 24, or 28 - years as mayor is finally written, will anyone remember that Michael Flaherty once came within 15 points of unseating... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:23:59 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209480&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209480&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/mvlcA8jy8AM/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/1902851b9b_dog_11032009.jpg It's been a tough week for day cares. In Taunton a day-care operator passed out, sauced, during business hours. Her own mother turned her in. In Stoughton... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:02:06 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209215&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1209215&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/ZV-eJkbedNI/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/a996371ade_MartinBPD_11022009.jpg They teased Detective Paul Martin about his hair color - still black after working the streets of Roxbury's Area B-2 for the past 40 years. They offered their best... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:19:04 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208925&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208925&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/2PRsYphOYuM/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/ebf9e11396_MeninoHug_11022009.jpg The Herald had barely hit the streets Saturday morning when calls began pouring in from readers who were livid over Michael Flaherty's flippancy in pandering for votes. ... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:44:26 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208941&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208941&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/0zqic646MM0/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/2c9ec889d0_mayorduo2.jpg Would-be Boston mayor Michael Flaherty was crossing Main Street in Charlestown yesterday when a Toyota with a Mayor Menino sticker on its rear window honked and pulled over.... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:03:51 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208739&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208739&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/htaBgD1CGJo/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/d46e1ecf4e_PikeTraffic_11012009.jpg Admit it: If you had it to do over again, you'd become a hack. Who's in better shape to weather this disastrous economy? You, who work, or David Balfour, who... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:33:25 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208719&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208719&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/_Gw8paEEjkw/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/acd0f94d14_MeninoMasks_11012009.jpg Wasn't this supposed to be the year we grew tired of Tom Menino? Or was it the other way around? After running the city for 16 years, didn't we believe his... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:09:00 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208738&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208738&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/ngUPBqI-EQo/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/3f859d4490_DeLeo_07112009.jpg In fairness to House Speaker Bob DeLeo, there was a personal agenda here when he was publicly invited to contact a reader named Ruth. She's appeared here several... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:00:03 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208550&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208550&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/uA863nn5eHE/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/f56ddf90a6_debate_10302009.jpg Halloween - the extortionists' holiday. When you get right down to it, isn't the phrase "trick or treat" just another way of saying pay to play? What's... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:41:30 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208296&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208296&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/XkpyYYqYwHo/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/30d51ed248_jimmy_10302009.jpg Since this was to be the epitaph on a storied, 30-year career with the Boston Police Department, Capt. Jimmy Claiborne had one request: "If you're going to write... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:56:44 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208340&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208340&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/opinion/columnists/~3/srFdsLfG1S0/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/4d27c3afe0_Center_10292009.jpg While they cope as best they can with a range of psychiatric issues, there is one thing they understand far better than the rest of us in the so-called "normal"... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:19:14 -0400 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208080&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1208080&srvc=rss