Pump the brakes

The recent announcement that the Commonwealth will change highway exit numbers to comply with federal standards has touched off a cascade of complaints and criticism. Talk radio, newspapers and internet posts have all decried the change, citing one iteration or...

It’s coming

The temperature decline this week is going to trigger the climate deniers’ Pavlovian commentary about a cold snap being evidence that the world isn’t warming. No doubt the leader of the denial movement will seize the opportunity to tweet yet another proudly ignorant...

Think Big

After years of talk, it would appear that we are moving toward consensus that the two canal area bridges are going to be replaced. After almost 100 years of service, the bridges require almost a billion-dollar makeover to remain marginally serviceable for just an...