By Frederick A. Hurst / Reprinted from October 1, 2021 I’ve heard and read many reasons why Boston failed to elect its first Black mayor but most didn’t impress me. They may have been good excuses but hardly good reasons. There is no good reason why Boston squandered such an historical opportunity to elect one…

By Frederick A. Hurst I had never really met Jynai McDonald until she emerged as a Ward 4 candidate during the last Ward 4 Springfield City Council election running against a first-time candidate for city council whose misbehavior as a candidate in the primary was so shocking, unprecedented and so completely ignored by local media…

By Frederick A. Hurst Dear John, are you satisfied?! You may recall, John, that just before elections in November, you asked me, “What harm can it do?” to re-elect Donald Trump for a second term as President of the United States of America. And I told you – in somewhat more elaborate terms – that…

By Frederick A. Hurst I often end the year with predictions for the next year and this year is no exception except I will be making only two predictions and they will both address the same issue. I’m happy to say that my first prediction for 2021 is bright and hopeful but I’m sorry to…

By Frederick A. Hurst I know I’m not the only one with Georgia on my mind but I do think my perspective on current political events in Georgia might be a bit unique and certainly nostalgic. Although I was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts along with my four siblings, both my grandmother and grandfather…