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Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Generally Opposes Death Penalty For Boston Marathon Bomber
Should the Boston Marathon bomber receive the death penalty? Most of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation says no.
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Millionaires’ Tax Will Kill Jobs In Massachusetts, Study Says
How would a millionaire's tax affect the Massachusetts economy? It would shrink it, according to a report from the Fiscal Alliance Foundation and The Beacon Hill Institute. The two right-of-center organizations released a study earlier this month that shows that if Massachusetts voters approve the so-called Fair Share
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When’s The Last Time You Heard A Graduation Speech Worth Listening To?
The salutatorian walked to the podium, she being the first of a handful of speakers at the college graduation. I have heard these student speeches before, often filled with prideful recognition – "look what we accomplished" – or ideology stemmed from relevant trends, and not from a well-formed conscience. But,
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DOJ Wants Boston Marathon Bomber To Get The Death Penalty (Again)
The U.S. Department of Justice wants the Boston Marathon bomber dead. The department asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Dzhokar Tsarnaev, calling the Boston Marathon Bombings "one of the worst" acts of terrorism in the United States since 9/11, as
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Danielle Allen Makes It Official — She’s Running For Governor of Massachusetts
Danielle Allen has made it official. She will run for governor of Massachusetts. The 49-year-old Democrat is a political science professor at Harvard University, as WCVB reports. She hopes to be the first black woman governor in Massachusetts history. Allen is one of two Democrats to announce thus far. The
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Do People With Down Syndrome Have A Right To Exist?
We were born the same year, our mothers old friends. Jenny and I were first friends. They didn't call them "playdates" back then, but the two of us hung out a lot as tykes — had tea parties and made typical pre-school messes while our moms sipped
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Walk-Up Coronavirus Vaccines Available At Select MBTA Commuter Rail Stations This Week
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority plans to use some of its commuter rail trains to create walk-up coronavirus vaccination stations in various cities across the state this week. The T plans to offer the one-and-done Johnson & Johnson vaccine to those who are 18 or older and the Pfizer vaccine
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Cape Cod Baseball League Starts Sunday, June 20
The Cape Cod Baseball League's schedule shows that the first games of the week are set to take place on Sunday, June 20, 2021, kicking off the league's first season since 2019. There was no 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The league primarily consists
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