Associate editor and columnist
Thomas Farragher is a Globe columnist and associate editor. He shared the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for public service for the Globe Spotlight Team’s coverage of the clergy sexual abuse crisis. He spent eight years, from 2006 to 2014, as editor of the Spotlight Team. His columns appears regularly in the Globe.
Latest stories
THOMAS FARRAGHER
In Maine, an island haven for illustrators is a big draw
By Thomas Farragher , Globe Columnist
The Illustration Institute on Peaks Island is a fledgling and unusual artist organization.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
A reach across time for his saviors from war
By Thomas Farragher , Globe Columnist
A handmade roadside bomb forever changed the contours of Rich Newcombe’s world and what the solemn national holiday we celebrate this long weekend means to him.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
Sister Janet Eisner has been the heart and soul of Emmanuel College — for 40 years
By Thomas Farragher , Globe Columnist
With a blend of humanity and practicality, the college’s longtime president led the institition through some tough times. And she’s not done.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
An unexpected Thai encounter that changed many lives
,
Jane McBride and Patty Zinkowski have built themselves a special family, some of whom have blossomed into teachers, nurses, artists, and social workers who will never forget the two Americans who wandered into their lives and never left.