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Commentator Nicole M. Young-Martin says she's proud of the resilient life she's lived. However, she says, she's not the spokesperson for the invalid.
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The recent stint of spring-like temperatures in our area has some of us hoping flowers will begin popping up sooner than usual. Commentator Susan Johnson has been pondering whether that's a good thing.
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What's next? Both parents and adult kids are facing major turning points more or less simultaneously.
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Composer and conductor Alice Parker died last week at her home in Hawley, Massachusetts, at the age of 98. She's remembered in this commentary by her neighbor and friend, Tinky Weisblat.
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What makes a Christmas song a Christmas song? For many, it’s a nostalgic sound that evokes past holiday seasons. But everyone might not agree on what holiday nostalgia sounds like.
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Eighty years ago this month, a surprise German air raid during World War II destroyed an Allied fleet in an Italian harbor. This disaster led to an important medical breakthrough that commentator Andrew Lam thinks is worth remembering.
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Thoughts about the concept of "moral injury" — a relatively new term describing an ancient condition suffered by those who go to war.
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Commentator and veteran John Paradis says family members of veterans have also served. In fact they often continue to serve.
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Legislation known as the Massachusetts End of Life Options bill is currently sitting in committee. Should it pass the Massachusetts Legislature, the proposal would allow certain terminally ill people to request, obtain and ingest medication to die peacefully in their sleep. This is all quite personal for commentator Madelaine Zadik.
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Commentator Robert Chipkin takes many trips — some to places he returns to often. But a recent one? Not so much.