Matt McDonald
Matt McDonald was born in Brighton and grew up in Watertown. He has spent most of his life in the general area of Boston. He has worked for six newspaper organizations and several magazines, mostly as a reporter, but also as a copy editor and editor, among other things. His work has appeared in The Mashpee Messenger, Cape Cod News, and The Norfolk Boomerang.
Items by Matt McDonald
‘Bathroom Bill’ Opponents Release Ad Highlighting Fears About Sex Offenders
September 21, 2018, 11:32 EDT
Lori Trahan Wins Dem Nod in Third Congressional District, Takes Shot At Rick Green
September 17, 2018, 22:10 EDT
Rick Green Makes Splash With First General Election Ad in Run for Congress
September 12, 2018, 9:53 EDT
Pro-Bathroom Bill Ballot Question Committee Has 35 Times More Money Than Opponents in Massachusetts
September 10, 2018, 21:08 EDT
Corporate Campaign Contributions Still Illegal in Massachusetts … For Now
September 6, 2018, 16:18 EDT
What To Make of Tomorrow’s Massachusetts GOP Primary Results … Before They Happen
September 3, 2018, 13:03 EDT
Bombshell Letter Attacking Pope Francis Over McCarrick Also Questions Cardinal O’Malley
August 27, 2018, 12:05 EDT
GOP Having Field Day With Elizabeth Warren’s Comments on Immigration, Mollie Tibbetts Murder
August 22, 2018, 17:47 EDT
No More Sam: Somerville Mayor To Abstain From Boston Beer Over Pro-Trump-Tax-Cut Comments
August 14, 2018, 7:38 EDT
GOP Candidates Take Tongs To Elizabeth Warren – And Save A Little for Each Other
August 8, 2018, 15:40 EDT
Three Lies and a Truth: Long ‘New York’ Article on Elizabeth Warren Cut Down To Size
July 24, 2018, 20:17 EDT
High Court Ruling on Abortion Counseling Breathes New Life Into Challenging Bans on ‘Conversion Therapy’
June 27, 2018, 15:14 EDT
Shutting The Back Door: How One Mother Sees Proposed Ban in Massachusetts on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
May 29, 2018, 23:28 EDT
Marriage-Supporting Graduate Barred From Providence College Campus After Giving Administrator What-For
May 23, 2018, 18:02 EDT
High School Pulls Plug on Veterans Event Speaker Because of Conservative Views
April 26, 2018, 15:36 EDT
Entrepreneur Rick Green Says He’ll Empower Voters The Way He Has His Customers
February 25, 2018, 21:45 EDT
Political Science Hacks Create Totally Fair and Unbiased Ranking of U.S. Presidents
February 21, 2018, 12:36 EDT
Galvin: Trump Administration ‘Sabotaging’ Massachusetts Through Are-You-A-Citizen Query in Census
February 6, 2018, 18:59 EDT
Lifeline To Oppressed Easthampton Ninth-Graders: How To Fight The Power and Stay Cool
December 18, 2017, 20:41 EDT
Christian Culture in New England? New College Center Seeking To Spread The Word
December 5, 2017, 18:04 EDT
Church of England Leader Can’t Understand Why Christians in America Support Donald Trump? Here’s Why, Your Grace
November 27, 2017, 15:52 EDT
Don’t Worry, New Hampshire Women, Bill Clinton’s Got Your Back on This One
November 19, 2017, 7:54 EDT
Steve Bannon Says He’ll Put ‘Good Money’ Toward Proving New Hampshire Was Stolen From Trump
November 10, 2017, 8:56 EDT
Are You An Uzbekistan Terrorist? Here’s An Online Application To Come To The United States, In Your Native Language
November 1, 2017, 18:23 EDT
Massachusetts Senate Gutting Statutory Rape? Key Legislator Says No, But Family Advocate Wary of Bill
November 1, 2017, 7:40 EDT
Another Massachusetts Bishop Shifts Policy on Signature Gathering for Abortion-Funding Petition
October 30, 2017, 18:42 EDT
Cardinal O’Malley Shifts Course on Signature Gathering for Anti-Abortion-Funding Petition at Churches
October 28, 2017, 12:13 EDT
White Supremacist Horse Shows What Confederate Statues Mess Is Really All About
September 1, 2017, 14:33 EDT
Human Chain Beach Heroes Helped Save A Family; Maybe They Can Help Save A Nation
July 11, 2017, 15:56 EDT
Can Seniors Joining Service Wear Military Insignia To High School Graduation? School Officials Say No
June 14, 2017, 8:13 EDT
Five Free Family-Friendly Places To Visit in Massachusetts During April Vacation (and Beyond)
April 20, 2017, 6:32 EDT
The Struggles at Two Boston High Schools: Will Axing Teachers Fix the Problems?
February 16, 2017, 7:54 EDT
Vice President Mike Pence To Speak At March for Life in Washington
January 26, 2017, 23:16 EDT
Church/State Flap Nixes School Chorus Easter Appearance at Italian Basilica
January 18, 2017, 14:55 EDT
Biotech Firm Can Now Buy State Land in Worcester
January 6, 2017, 15:11 EDT
Not so fast: Massachusetts AG office says churches not always exempt from ‘bathroom bill’
December 19, 2016, 18:07 EDT
