Patrick remains optimistic despite budget realities

After a week of historic inaugural festivities, Gov. Deval Patrick has hit the State House with a flurry of energy, promising to streamline state bureaucracy and create a community organization called the Commonwealth Corps.

“Every single one of us has a stake in each others dreams and struggles, and in stronger communities,” Patrick said. “To that end, this administration will play a role in encouraging civic engagement...” Full story

Mayor Menino lauds ‘spirit of community’

Painting a rosy picture of Boston’s economy, Mayor Thomas M. Menino delivered his 10th State of the City address Tuesday night and rattled off a list of past accomplishments and new initiatives, including the addition of 190 new police officers to help combat a troubling surge in violent crime. Full story

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Time for a solution

Boston is one of the nation’s safest cities — for some of its citizens. Of the 74 homicides that took place in Boston in 2006, only six victims were non-Hispanic whites. Blacks, however, accounted for 63 of the murder victims last year. Full editorial

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