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Opening door a crack, Egypt takes key step in providing haven from war

The IDF will act definitively to dismantle Hamas’s terror infrastructure. Hamas will hide behind its civilian population. Egypt has the opportunity to disrupt that dynamic by providing a safe haven.

Care, concern, and community for people with disabilities as they age
The pressure applied by disability advocates and the Justice Department is forcing the Commonwealth to reckon with this difficult problem.

Maine lawmaker’s reversal offers glimmer of hope on gun laws
I sincerely hope that we do not have to wait for every member of Congress to grieve a similar mass shooting in their own district to convince them to change.

After Lewiston, anguish, anger, and urgency for something to be done

Readers react to Globe coverage of the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, and call for action against endless gun violence.

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Mass. needs to get a grip on single-use plastic waste
We are almost 10 years removed from the failed referendum on expanding our outdated bottle bill.

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Mass. could take major step toward providing supportive housing
Currently, the burden is on housing providers, or even the residents who are in crisis themselves, to navigate funding and access services.

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People with disabilities thrive in community-based settings
We see the differences made through this model every day through the joy and achievements of our participants.

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Investor eyed Boston. Then he considered his workers’ housing costs.
What of my employees, whose salary would be consumed by one of the priciest real estate markets in the nation? I couldn’t do that to them or their families.

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City and town centers could be for teens what the mall used to be

Malls, though designed to serve the suburbs, were the death knell to many downtowns in the 1950s and ’60s.

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A House speaker at last — progress of a sort

No one questioned the result or claimed widespread fraud.

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Constantly insulting boys does not serve the sexes

The fact that feminists seldom condemn such behavior is one reason many young women don’t call themselves feminists.

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To boost affordable housing, a bid to take a cut of home sales

"We must face the reality that local cities and towns desperately need this option," writes one reader. Another writes that a $2,000 transfer fee from a home sale "can make a difference to anyone living on a fixed income."

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‘This is not an aberration. This is the American way of life.’

Readers grapple with the horrific shootings Wednesday in Lewiston, Maine, and wonder whether anything can or will be done about gun violence.

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The horrors of war, in truth and reportedly

While there is no question that misinformation across the board is a significant area of concern, parsing what was or was not a confirmed atrocity is insensitive.

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Thorny questions in arguments over public sector union dues

What then to do when unions have negotiated a contract with management that benefits its members? Would it be fair to the dues-paying members to share these gains with those who chose not to join the union?

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1980’s ‘Miracle on Ice’ can still provide a lift today

The US hockey team’s victory over the Soviet Union in the Winter Games was a seminal sports event. The notion is that anything is possible if you try.