Rather than wait for a cash-strapped legislature, the MBTA red line cities should step up to the plate and refurbish the line.

What happened to America, this once great country of ours, that men and women of the lowest possible moral standing are voted into office to pursue their small-minded, self-enriching political agenda? We voted Republican.

The Cambridge Residents Alliance is not looking to rewrite the rules of the game, but to call timeout so we — the residents and stakeholders of Cambridge — can consider where the game is taking us.

Last time I saw the American Dream was Tuesday, down at the unemployment office. He was looking pretty worn out, as if being unemployed for over a year was finally getting to him.