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NEW YORK – Columbia University students cannot be "too politically correct," according to Avegail Muñoz, a first-year student who says that it is "simply not fair" that others object when she complains about what she perceives as "hateful biases." Muñoz, a self-described "queer, multiracial
Abortion
BOSTON – In a region with a pronounced progressive tilt, some television watchers may be surprised to stumble upon a local television show that exists expressly to air discussion about unborn children. But that is exactly what Brendan O'Connell, 61, has produced for nearly 13 years in Boston. As
Education
ROXBURY – After 30 years as a renowned television journalist and the first black woman to co-anchor a newscast in Boston, the Rev. Liz Walker found a new calling: offering hope to Boston's most desperate citizens. An ordained minister and the current pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church, Walker, 63,
Abortion
BOSTON – Single motherhood isn't often on the high school or college to-do list for women. But around 6 percent of those aged 15 to 19 become pregnant each year. In 2010, pregnancy ended in abortion for 157,450 women, or 26 percent of those in that age group
Massachusetts
REVERE – For 25 years, pregnant women in the Hub have traveled to pregnancy resource centers for counseling and free medical services. Lately, a local organization has employed mobile technology to bring their aid closer to clients' homes. Learn Your Options, which runs three centers in eastern Massachusetts, last year
Abortion
Discovering an unplanned pregnancy can invoke lots of emotions, including fear, anger or dread. But getting over the shock and carrying such a pregnancy to term can also lead to pleasant surprises. Often, a woman with an unintended pregnancy doesn't have a realistic choice because of challenging circumstances,
Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE – Hate crimes in America have picked up steam since a massacre at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee shocked the world more than three years ago. But outreach groups are using lessons from the Sikh faith to help prevent further tragedies. "We cannot address trauma by vilifying the '
MCAS
AUGUSTA, Maine – A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers is pushing a measure to repeal national education standards, known as Common Core, adopted by the state in 2011. State Rep. Will Tuell (R-East Machias) submitted a bill in late December that would replace Maine's Common Core standards by 2017.