Immigrants have good cause to fear Trump
Under the headline “Immigrants and refugees have much to fear from Trump victory,” a letter by Jeff Thielman (at right), a veteran School Committee member…
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Writer decries heinous acts on both sides
The following letter by John Sanbonmatsu of Arlington is republished with his permission. It was first published in the Oct. 13 Boston Globe as…
Support Ukraine, oppose bias: Town groups seek action; watch ACMi videos
UPDATED April 22: The Arlington Human Rights Commission, the Disability Commission, the LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Commission and the Diversity Task Group of Envision Arlington on Friday,…
300-plus participate in local climate strike
UPDATED, Sept. 29: The United Auto Workers are on strike nationwide for better pay, but another kind of strike was held Friday, Sept. 20…
Anchorage earthquake: The view from an Alaskan-in-exile
Rebecca Braun of Arlington, a YourArlington freelancer, wrote the following account about Alaska, where she used to live: Vehicle stranded following a Nov. 30…
SEPARATED KIDS: Thousands protest in Boston
A National Day of Action to protest Trump administration treatment of immigrant families at the U.S. border was held Saturday, June 3o, around the country, including Boston. Read…
Arlington groups aim to reduce poverty
The following opinion piece, which includes news, was written by Lenna Iskenderian, an Arlington resident attending Elon University in Elon, N.C. She is an…
Mystic Chorale supports relief for Puerto Rico
Arlington’s Mystic Chorale recently donated nearly $4,200, raised from chorus members and November concert attendees, to UNIDOS Disaster Relief and Recovery Program for Puerto…
Trump is wrong, CEO of immigrant-support group says
Jeff Thielman, chairman of the Arlington School Committee, provided the following reaction to recent remarks about immigrants made by President Trump. He did so…
AHS student tells why building compost toilets in Ghana was memorable
Had enough snow and cold? Read this personal account by Beatrice Schueller, a senior at Arlington High School who is YourArlington’s intern for 2017-18. …