In a range of reactions, some readers recall their days of campus protest against the Vietnam War and apartheid in South Africa while others focus on the stakes of today's demonstrations.
"A cease-fire and peace talks would create more safety for Palestinians and Israelis alike," writes one reader. Another writes, "But who would one talk to on the Palestinian side? There hasn’t been a legitimate government in Gaza in 17 years."
They managed to rebuild, in less than two weeks, a temporary structure to reopen the collapsed section of Interstate 95 that passes through Philadelphia. The rebuilding of a temporary passenger platform in Lynn would seem to be less complex.
Supporting public higher ed is the duty of the state, not strapped communities
Updated February 10, 2021, 2:30 a.m.
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Tiffany Wayland, a respiratory therapy student at Quinsigamond Community College, leaves Harrington Hospital in Southbridge after her shift on April 6, 2020.Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
In her Feb. 1 op-ed âThey have a big local impact â and deserve local funding,â Marcella Bombardieri rightly notes the value of community colleges to the economy and in providing opportunities to students who otherwise may not have access to higher education. But she is wrong to ask strapped communities to pay for these colleges. Itâs the stateâs duty to support public higher education.