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Walker is a columnist for the Metro section. He provides commentary and opinion on local and regional news as well as society and culture. Walker started as a Metro columnist in 1998.
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Adrian Walker
Roxbury Community College gets financial aid, three months late
By Adrian Walker , Globe Columnist
The mad scramble to get checks out is just another sign of the dysfunction choking what should be an important Boston institution.
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Taking a pass on the future
By Adrian Walker , Globe Columnist
The negligence of Terrence A. Gomes, president of Roxbury Community College, prevented his students from taking advantage of a job-training program.
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Getting away for his future
By Adrian Walker ,
With the help of a caring mentor and the Dorchester Youth Collaborative, Jaime Bobillier is hoping for a future he could barely envision not long ago.
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No room at Senator Brown’s office
By Adrian Walker , Globe Columnist
A group of Boston teenagers pushing for federal funding for summer jobs found their protests thwarted last week at the doorstep of Senator Scott Brown.