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A Pride of Lions from the Bay State

November 1, 2009 by Neil J. Savage, special to the BIR

The recounting of his tenure as a United States senator in the media's compelling coverage of the death of Ted Kennedy and the current successor campaign is more than the story of one man's growth and influence in that body; it is also the latest illustration of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's unique contribution to the political history of the nation. Read more

Senator to Pope … Pope to Senator

September 1, 2009 by Staff, special to the BIR

Following are excerpts from a letter exchange between Edward M. Kennedy and Pope Benedict XVI in the weeks before Kennedy’s death:

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Reporter's 20th anniversary luncheon: Honoring Boston's Irish
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