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Why Do Most European Countries Ban Mail-In Voting?

Several weeks ago, my wife and I received postcards from Massachusetts Secretary of State William Francis Galvin instructing us how to apply to vote-by-mail in the upcoming elections in the Commonwealth. The question is: Why?

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Red Sox Color Commentator Dennis Eckersley Goes Off On Pittsburgh Pirates’s Lack of Spending, Losing Ways

The Boston Red Sox (58-59) played the Pittsburgh Pirates (45-71) last night, during which NESN color commentator Dennis Eckersley ripped the Pirates' management for the team's poor play and lengthy rebuild. "You talk about a no-name lineup. There's no team like this," Eckersley

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Polls Show Matt Mowers Has Lead In New Hampshire First Congressional District Republican Primary

Two new polls from the Republican primary race for New Hampshire's First Congressional District leave some question marks, but former Trump aide Matt Mowers has the lead for now. A New Hampshire Journal survey of 829 likely Republican primary voters gives Matt Mowers a substantial lead with 31

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Democratic Lieutenant Governor Candidates Think Charlie Baker Is Doing A Decent Job

How would you grade Governor Charlie Baker's performance over these past seven-plus years? The three Democrats running for lieutenant governor think he's doing at least a decent job in the corner office.

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State Attorneys General Unite Against Robocalls — Even Though They Agree On Little Else

Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Elaine Povich Nothing has been able to kill scam robocalls — not federal regulation, not individual state lawsuits, not private software. Each effort has made a dent, but the unwanted calls keep on coming, much to the consternation of Americans on the

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Belmont Public Schools Summer Reading No Long Recommends Kindergarteners Read About ‘Whiteness’ and ‘White Privilege’

The summer reading at Belmont Public Schools looks a little different this year from last year. That's because the school district is no longer recommending that elementary school children read books over summer vacation on topics like "white privilege" and "whiteness," as NewBostonPost previously

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Hot Wastewater From Biomass Plant To Melt Snow and Solve Northern New Hampshire City’s Problems

A $19.5 million federal grant to use hot wastewater from a biomass plant to melt snow by heating streets and sidewalks downtown is what the northern New Hampshire city of Berlin needs to turn things around, the city's mayor said. "Finally putting money into the heart

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Ayanna Pressley Calls Abortion A Human Right

Is abortion a human right? U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) says so.