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All inflate resume

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:43:35 -0400

Of course Matt Amorello's going to paper over his resume - it's what people do (March 17). He may have been a hack here in Massachusetts, but he's going to...

Foul on Herald

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:42:33 -0400

I'm disappointed in the Herald ("All eyes on Matt Cooke tonight," March 18). What message are we sending to the kids and adults - that payback is OK? So a drive-by...

Hear, hear, pols

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:41:48 -0400

I didn't vote for Deval Patrick but I do appreciate that he at least is willing to have a chat session with the public ("Chat transcript with Gov. Patrick available...

Mulligan for Tiger

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:41:10 -0400

I was never a Tiger Woods fan. The overexposure of him and casual disregard for other pro golfers was just a turn-off. But now I am his biggest fan ("Tiger back in element,"...

Linda Chavez out of order

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:40:29 -0400

Linda Chavez's column ("Liz Cheney stirs pot over Holder's hires," March 15) was based on a bogus argument. Her claim was that Liz Cheney and her cohorts...

Everything on table

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:39:46 -0400

Some proposals are not the right fit for Boston but I say as long as things are still being finished, let the creative ideas flow ("Hub Council chases crazy ideas,"...

Hillary Clinton's very bad week

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Boston Herald editorial staff) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:37:27 -0400

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton can't seem to get any respect these days. Following on the heels of...

Stephen Lynch's courage

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Boston Herald editorial staff) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:35:50 -0400

As loyal a soldier as Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) is, there's one line he says he won't cross...

If all politics is local, Obamacare's doomed

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Michael Barone) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:34:41 -0400

The Democratic leadership's struggle to pass the Senate health care bill in the House looks like a great case...

Birthers show a dearth of political savvy

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Dale McFeatters) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:33:29 -0400

The "birthers" have finally succeeded in accomplishing something other than embarrassing themselves....

Dose of truth for Obama

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Michael Graham) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:57:46 -0400

Forget "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." All Mrs. Martin had to do was stay in her seat, and she landed...

Consalvo's concerns don't grate on business

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Wayne Woodlief) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:31:36 -0400

No way is it crazy to hold a City Council hearing on encouraging a phased-in replacement of those ugly, unsafe...

'Deemed' damned

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Boston Herald Editorial Staff) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:28:45 -0400

So Congress is on the verge of shredding the U.S. Constitution and we're supposed to be impressed that Rep....

Mess with texters

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:25:04 -0400

We are about to finally get a law against texting while driving ("Senate approves elderly driving bill, texting ban," March 2). Two things come to mind. First,...

Brown's senatorial

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:24:52 -0400

Scott Brown has earned my vote for his understanding of this terrible bill and his service to Massachusetts ("Full transcript of Scott Brown's address," March...

Families take notice

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:24:42 -0400

I have worked at a long-term care facility for 22 years. Are there imperfections? Yes. However, I can tell you there is no intentional harm there ("Nursing homes in state...

Menace times nine

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:24:09 -0400

I was arrested for OUI a second time in 20 years and have gone through hell and high water to get my license back. I am paying $100 a month out of Social Security for a breathalyzer. ...

Tuned in to Perigard

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:23:53 -0400

In these tough economic times, more and more cash-strapped families are looking to TV rather than making a $50 gamble on the Cineplex. Now more than ever, it is very helpful...

Better to be an enemy?

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Boston Herald Editorial Staff) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:13:51 -0400

What's wrong with this picture and this administration? For the first time in five years the United State...

Merit to mull

trose@heraldinteractive.com () — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:11:40 -0400

I would not refer to all of the City Council's proposals as "crazy ideas." The discussion around the security grates in particular does have merit (March 16)....

On education policy, all bets should be off

trose@heraldinteractive.com (George F. Will) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:09:55 -0400

WASHINGTON - Doubling down on dubious bets is characteristic of compulsive gamblers and federal education policy....

A question of cost

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Boston Herald Editorial Staff) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:29:22 -0400

There's an old joke that goes something like this: Elderly patient to doctor: "So doc, I'm off...

Tea leaves misread

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Jonah Goldberg) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:49:56 -0400

If you read the oped pages these days, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the GOP and the conservative movement...

Bigotry impedes school choice

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Jamie Gass) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:44:30 -0400

"The Irish are perhaps the only people in our history with the distinction of having a political party, the...

New beginning for N. Ireland

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Richard Neal) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:42:35 -0400

Last week, in the six counties of Northern Ireland, another in a series of extraordinary developments took place...