Your Turn Police department transparency is needed Michael Fisher Guest Column      The vengeance-inspired conspiracy between former Police Chief Edward Costello and former Mayor George Spadoro for Costello to retire and Spadoro to appoint a new chief before leaving office is something that should have made every citizen's blood boil. While perfectly legal - as with so many other t More ... Coda There is a silver lining in housing bubble blip Greg Bean      There's an old philosophical saw that says if a butterfly flaps its wings in Mexico, it can lead to a tidal wave in China. More ... Are We There Yet? One man's treasure is another man's tear gas Lori Clinch      While standing in a storage garage and waiting for a locksmith to figure out the combination on an antique safe that my husband had acquired, I couldn't help wondering about many things. More ...