open letter

Dear Donut Shop Employees of the SouthCoast, I need a favor. I need you to stop grabbing the donuts and throwing them into bags with such reckless abandon that they end up frosting-side down. I need the downward-facing donut trend to stop...

Social distancing guidelines will play a role in how restaurants conduct daily business.

Summer is technically less than a month away. If you're like me, you're probably worried because you haven't exactly stuck to those resolutions about getting in the best shape of your life in time for the beach. (A work in progress, but nowhere near my goals)...

Bob Branco is a blind listener from the New Bedford area and he has a few words for the government.

Dear "Samantha from Boston, Massachusetts" I read the Facebook post you published on Muslims Everyday: "My husband and i attended a football game, it was Duhur time and we needed to pray. Finding a place to pray at a football stadium is tough, but we managed to find an empty corner...

Elizabeth posted on Facebook to respond to another woman's opinion on addicts and Narcan. In a letter addressed to the "judgy lady on facebook," she opens up about her experience with a heroin addict, and a heartbreaking loss. WARNING: Strong language used ...

Every school has at least one. If you don't know who it is, it's probably you.

In Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co‑Stars?, Jennifer Lawrence basically read every 20-something girl's mind and collected their thoughts in one article...including yours truly. Addressing the Sony hack and realizing she was paid far less than her male co-stars, Lawrence wrote: "I didn’t get mad at Sony...

You were not possessed. It was not your "time to die." You were a sweet, innocent baby who was probably hungry or needed comforting. A mother's love was something you clearly never received. So as you cried for her, or anyone to acknowledge your presence and fill a need, you were instead met with hatred and an evil I cannot bear to imagine...

We are women living in the 21st Century. We have come so far, but still have such a long way to go before society views us as the treasures we really are. We are not just bodies stripped of clothing and souls that are meant to be sexualized in the media...