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The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

By Claire Schneider

Clinton scores, Trump flops, voters lose

Ian Kea September 29, 2016

Only 9 percent of the United States population voted to make Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump the nominees for their respective parties. Monday night the 91 percent that did not vote in the primaries...

Redefining the perception of weed in the US

Cody Barba September 28, 2016

“Sluggish. Lazy. Stupid. And unconcerned. That’s all marijuana does to you.” This is a line from the song “Be yourself” from Frank Ocean’s latest album “Blond.” It is more of a skit than...

By Claire Schneider

Bernie Sanders: the only option for the democratic card

Ian Kea June 1, 2016

Sen. Bernie Sanders is the best candidate for the Democratic Party. Simply put, Sanders needs to be the nominee. Without Sanders at the forefront of the national platform, the Democratic Party may be...

By Flickr user Steven Depolo

Why voting should matter more

Patrick Holmes November 4, 2015

From legalization of marijuana in Ohio to LGBTQ equality in Texas, yesterday’s nationwide election day covered all the bases of controversial aspects for voters. Now that I am categorized as a legal...

Signs displaying support for Planned Parenthood. By Flickr user Jason Taellious.

Politics is no place for Planned Parenthood

October 2, 2015

By Patricia Negrón   Planned Parenthood has been all over the Internet recently, with most people clearly on one of the two sides of the argument: pro-life and pro-choice. One thing both sides...

Indiana Governor Mike Pence speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference.
By Flickr user Gage Skidmore

Massachusetts should ban state related travel to Indiana

April 8, 2015

When Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed SB 101, also known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, he signed a law so vague it could be interpreted for discriminatory purposes. Unlike the religious freedom...

By Flickr user Dan Correia

Talk show host Limbaugh rushed to conclusions

February 25, 2015

By Michaella Sheridan Late December marked the beginning of a continuing measles outbreak in the U.S., stemming from the Disneyland amusement park in Southern California. As of Feb. 13, 125 people...

By Flickr user Jason Scott

Beyond the Constitution: Why a Supreme Court ruling won’t bring LGBTQ justice

Dani Marrero February 4, 2015

When the U.S. Supreme Court announced last month it would decide whether same-sex marriage is protected by the Constitution, I was underwhelmed at the news. In the “suggested” related articles on the...

Romney’s the wrong choice for 2016

Alexa Gagosz January 27, 2015

Politico magazine may call Romney the “Foreign Policy Prophet,” but the only future I predict for him is another failed presidential campaign. The former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican...

Courtesy of Flickr user Deval Patrick

Post-election commentary: Baker will set Massachusetts’ progress backwards (Part 2)

November 12, 2014

No need to fear, Republican Governor-elect Charlie Baker is here, according to the majority of Massachusetts voters who headed to the polls on last Tuesday. Baker’s election comes as a mild surprise...

Courtesy of Flickr user Deval Patrick
Charlie Baker (left) meets with Deval Patrick the day after he won the gubernatorial election. Patrick defeated Baker in the same race in 2010. Baker will succeed Patrick in January.

Post-election commentary: Baker has skills, ideas to move state forward (Part 1)

Sam Humphrey November 12, 2014

When Massachusetts voters elected Republican Charlie Baker as governor last week, they voted for his fiscally responsible approach to leadership that his opponent Martha Coakley just could not offer. Baker...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley.
(Photo by Flickr user Martha Coakley)

Massachusetts voters should back Democrats to get results

Ian Kea September 17, 2014

  On the night of the primary elections, Tuesday Sept. 9, I was pleased to see scandal-ridden Suffolk Law grad John Tierney, the incumbent, fall to progressive Democrat Seth Moulton. Moulton...

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