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Greater Boston housing policy is a work in progress

Readers share views on some of the policy prescriptions that have been presented to address the region's housing challenges.

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Robots could help us with our chores. They could bury us too.

We surely do not want robots in our lives that would tempt us to forgo the daily moving about we need if we’re going to slow down the natural aging process.

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Could there be a site for the O’Bryant at revamped Allston hub?

A location near the West Station transportation hub, between Harvard and Boston University, in a district dedicated to research-based industries would seem to make sense.

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The X factor and the why of eighth-grade algebra

"While it is a mistake to deny all eighth-graders the opportunity to learn algebra, it is also a mistake to require all of them to do so," writes one reader. Another writes, "Without Algebra 1, I couldn’t have succeeded in many of my high school math classes."

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Protests vs. Israel are distinct from relative quiet over Ukraine

"Ukraine is the underdog, Russia the aggressor," a reader writes. "In this conflict, the people of Gaza are the underdog."

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Waiting to see a criminal case against Stoughton police officers

Decertification hardly seems like punishment enough.

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Poison is the wrong weapon in battle against Boston’s rustling rats

It’s absurd to essentially drop a Thanksgiving feast on the sidewalk every week, then call 311 to complain about what it attracts. Unfortunately, residents often turn to poison as a quick fix.

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Double whammy: Healey pitches boost in lottery ads, cut in addiction aid

If the state is going to promote gambling, there should be plenty of help available to people who overstep their gambling boundaries.