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Teen pregnancy is an economic disaster for the mother and her family, and the same goes for teen fathers who prematurely end their education to support a child. Often, teen parents can barely afford the basics — nutritious food, decent housing and...

I want to take some time to congratulate our new town administrator and our new Finance Committee on their outstanding efforts in developing this year's operating budget. I understand the hours of commitment that go into preparing such a document. It is...

In reading the April 19 editorial, "Shield law would uphold press freedom," one might be led to believe that journalists were being hauled before judges every day, and that America is in danger of losing the privileges granted under Article I of the Bill...

Signs of spring

Enraged at possible killing of deer at airport

Smart growth would help Dartmouth heal

Going green

The opening of a new flight training center at the New Bedford Regional Airport should provide a boost for Bridgewater State College and Greater New Bedford.

I am writing in response to recent financially related events in the Town of Dartmouth.

The environment appears to be the forgotten issue during this year's presidential election.

The other day I saw an elderly woman, bent over with osteoporosis, at the grocery store. She picked up a package of hamburger, looked at the price, sighed and put it back. Later I saw her in the bakery department, seemingly astonished because the price...

There has been no dearth of expressions of concern over the catastrophic consequences of the rising food prices for the global poor. Yet even as global organisations including the World Bank and the IMF have joined in the chorus, there is the realisation...

According to James Q. Wilson, a distinguished social scientist, the weakening of marriage is the most important social problem facing America today.

It was disappointing to read the April 16 article on the performance of 2005 graduates from Cape Cod.

I find it very disturbing that so many seemingly intelligent people can be so naive about the benefits of a power-generating plant.

A few clarifying points are needed with respect to your April 11 article "Critics: Pilgrim needs more pipe inspections.

Last week's so-called "debate" between Obama and Clinton on ABC News illustrates how endangered our democracy is.

Recently I crossed Duck Creek in Wellfleet on Uncle Tim's Footbridge. Nostrils flaring with the bracing odor of low tide, I walked the wrack line, noting the latest collection of horseshoe crab carcasses, sea hay, flotsam and jetsam.

Jack Jennings, who heads the Washington-based Center on Education Policy, has this to say about the value of education: "Even people who had not thought about schools or education for many years noted that schools serve two purposes: First, to prepare...