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Dartmouth Professor: Rainy Election Day Alters Voters, Helps Republicans
Voters are in a bad mood on a rainy day and so are less risk-tolerant and so are more conservative-minded…
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Matt McDonald
Mashpee
Matt McDonald, a Boston-area native, has decades of experience as a reporter, editor, and copy editor. His work has appeared in The Mashpee Messenger, Cape Cod News, and The Norfolk Boomerang.
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Governor’s Latino Advisory Commission Listening Session: No Reporters Allowed
Governor Charlie Baker's Latino Advisory Commission held a "listening session" Tuesday night in Holyoke, but wanted to make…
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‘Wynn Boston Harbor’ Casino: No Boston Harbor, Now Maybe No Wynn?
Casino mogul Steve Wynn is building a $2-billion-plus casino in Everett, Massachusetts, but a report in The Wall Street Journal…
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17-Year-Old High School Senior Debuts As ‘Drag Princess’
The senior at Portland High School in Maine, who was elected prom queen last spring, performed in drag as "Famine"…
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27-Year-Old Left-Wing Brown Graduate Running for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
J. Aaron Regunberg, class of 2012, originally from Chicago, is in his second term as a state representative from the East Side…
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Matchmaking Survey at Harvard To Add ‘Non-Binary’ Option To ‘Man,’ ‘Woman’
The survey, by the Harvard Computer Society, is called Datamatch, and aims to help Harvard undergraduates find that special someone around Valentine&…
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Chinese Nationals at Boston College Up 1,200 Percent Since Early 1990s
The percentage of foreign students at Boston College has been climbing steadily, and is now more than 12 percent of the approximately…
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AG Healey: Republicans Should Give Back Donations from Steve Wynn
The Las Vegas casino mogul, who is building a casino in Everett, Massachusetts, paid $7.5 million to settle a claim by…
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Back Yard Hockey Rink In A Snap
A Rhode Island college student created a way to build back yard hockey rinks quickly. He's still at Yale, where…
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Dead Poets Society Founder Commissions Antiquarian Gravestone, Dies
Walter Skold, 57, a former Maine resident, died unexpectedly of a heart attack, about a month after he commissioned Michael Updike of…
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Maine Building Code Altered To Accommodate Tiny Homes
So-called tiny homes, which are defined as dwellings of less than 400 feet, are now allowed by Maine's building…
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Historic Building Flooded and Encased in Ice — And It’s Global Warming’s Fault
The building called the birthplace of Acadia National Park in Maine is encased in more than a foot of ice — and a…
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When You Steal An All-Terrain Vehicle, Try Not To Steal This Guy’s
Two men have been indicted on charges of stealing a Polaris all-terrain vehicle in Lisbon, New Hampshire owned by the police…
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Six Earthquakes in Northern New England During Past Week
But they've all been small. So far.…
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Homeschooling Parents, Kids Turn Out in Force Against Bill That Would Regulate Them
The bill before the New Hampshire House of Representatives would require closer oversight of homeschooling programs and performance, with the threat of…
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Massachusetts Gaming Commission Conducting Review of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Steve Wynn
Steve Wynn, who plans to open a casino in Everett, paid a $7.5 million settlement to a manicurist who claimed Wynn…
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Cultural Centers On Call At UConn for Students Emotionally Wounded By Ben Shapiro Appearance
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro spoke ("White Privilege Microaggressions and Other Leftist Myths") about abortion, gender identity, women's status…
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Asian Harvard Freshman Finds Identity Politics Crashes, Burns Around Dinner Table At Home
The student's appeal to race-based grievances didn't get far with his parents, who came to America during…
