2004

Unless otherwise indicated, all columns originally were published in the Boston Herald and are copywrited by Herald Media.

Big Dig may not be such a big mess after all, December 24, 2004

Efficiency at your service, December 22, 2004

Hub's none too taxing, December 17, 2004

Left may lead Dems off map, December 15, 2004

Council needs BRA to kick around, December 10, 2004

Present imperfect, December 8, 2004

MBTA undeterred in ad discrimination, December 3, 2004

'Tis the season to shine, December 1, 2004

Romney edges Reilly on Big Dig `outrage', November 26, 2004

Pardon us from another turkey dinner, November 24, 2004

Maura's in for the long run vs. mayor, November 19, 2004

Hub's hard drive deserves a good word, November 17, 2004

GOP's party of the aspiring, November 12, 2004

Wind farm merits a positive look, November 10, 2004

Democratic soul-searching overdue . . ., November 5, 2004

Venerable charity reason to celebrate, November 3, 2004

Only accurate poll is on election day, October 29, 2004

Myth of rent control must be put to rest, October 27, 2004

Bush's re-election too much to ask . . ., October 22, 2004

BRA forgets need to enforce the law, October 20, 2004

Yet another issue for voters to chew on, October 15, 2004

As debates go, tonight's is Game 7, October 13, 2004

Bush/Cheney need first-rate showing, October 8, 2004

Yet another autumn for impossible dream, October 6, 2004

That sinking feeling may permeate Hub, October 1, 2004

With Nader, Dems unfair at any speed, September 29, 2004

Consumer laws mean insanity is in store, September 24, 2004

Romney's baaack, and with vengeance, September 22, 2004

Kerry's Senate seat worth scrambling for, September 17, 2004

Charleston blessed with priest's legacy, September 15, 2004

What bounces up might come down, September 10, 2004

Rookie Suffolk sheriff flat out of excuses, September 8, 2004

Sex, even style, and the GOP city, September 3, 2004

In New York, you find freedom in your face, September 1, 2004

Convention to show Bush still has bounce, August 27, 2004

Mayor's popularity is simple to digest, August 25, 2004

Trouble no longer the BHA foundation, August 20, 2004

In America, metric doesn't measure up, August 18, 2004

Sleepy race for rep may well perk up, August 13, 2004

BHI numbers again fall short of a sum, August 11, 2004

Spike in homicide should stir Boston, August 6, 2004

Presidential race is on the low road, August 4, 2004

Convention went according to script, July 30, 2004

Kerry's long coattails await brothers in alms, July 28, 2004

Dems must now pave way with hope, July 26, 2004

Beacon Hill Institute really is in the dark, July 23, 2004

Romney looks like conventional hero, July 21, 2004

Liberal pols using states rights dodge, July 16, 2004

Harmonious budget goes light on reform, July 14, 2004

Sheriff now looks like a falling star, July 9, 2004

Edwards can spice up old Democratic values, July 7, 2004

Speaker sets table for fiscal prudence, July 2, 2004

Mayor has reason to be fighting mad, June 30, 2004

WW II Memorial fails both past, present, June 25, 2004

Catholic cafeteria coming to a close, June 23, 2004

Education also needs taste of competition , June 18, 2004

Mass. wealthy again, but any the wiser? , June 16, 2004

Hub police union deserves rap from all Democrats, June 11, 2004

Reagan leaves big shoes to fill . . ., June 9, 2004

Firm must be pointed in an honest direction, June 4, 2004

Dunkin' still knows the hole business, June 2, 2004

Foundation vaults into Hub prominence, May 28, 2004

Kerry's nomination is worth waiting for, May 26, 2004

The costliest error may be cheap fuel, May 21, 2004

Hub zoo deserves better than it gets, May 19, 2004

Marriage isn't just a ceremonial toy, May 14, 2004

Gen. Clark's bars could take Kerry far, May 12, 2004

Convention's value to Hub is priceless, May 7, 2004

Profile on policing doesn't yet add up, May 5, 2004

T liquor ads won't drive kids to drink , April 30, 2004

Romney obsesses over gay weddings, April 28, 2004

From FCC to media, unnecessary static. April 16, 2004

Plots shouldn't have been news to FBI, CIA , April 14, 2004

Cassandra, make room for modern life, April 9, 2004

When ID'ing suspect, seeing isn't believing, April 7, 2004

Hub residency rule needn't be renewed, April 2, 2004

Go ask Alice: Marriage will follow civil unions, March 31, 2004

City taps logic-lite on Sox beer policy, March 26, 2004

Power is in positive conventional thinking, March 24, 2004

Greenway's future just the beginning, March 19, 2004

Flower Show avoids latest weedy patch, March 17, 2004
`Loyalty cards' mean no privacy in store, March 12, 2004
Kerry may give pols bigger fish to fry, March 10, 2004

Hub schools to feel closing of parishes, March 5, 2004

Too bad for mayor all politics not local, February 27, 2004

Democrats needn't fret about Nader, February 25, 2004

Harvest could be Cape's clean energy, February 20, 2004

For whom the polls now toll isn't vital, February 18, 2004

She's right woman to advance the BPD, February 13, 2004

Not every church fears gay marriage, February 11, 2004

A Deaniac's idealism collides with reality, February 6, 2004

Sheriff's election may turn explosive, February 4, 2004

State gambles away its moral obligations, January 30, 2004

Republican war cry should be welcome, January 28, 2004

Clark's campaign merits no stripes, January 23, 2004

Bipartisan appeal may be in this Mitt, January 21, 2004

Upbeat mayor hits on worthy new idea, January 16, 2004

Romney budget chief an agent of change, January 14, 2004

Hub's fit to be 7th in fitness survey, January 9, 2004

Fee hike may put T on the right road, January 7, 2004

No happy new year at Hub's City Hall, January 2, 2004