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The Lessons of a Grandfather Outweigh the Petty Problems of a Famous University
"Harvard teaches us many things, but it doesn't teach us how to be happy," a freshman writes, comparing…
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Women Flaunting Abortions A Sign of Progress, Planned Parenthood President Says
Abortions were whispered about during the presidential campaigns of 2008 and 2012, but now: "Women are speaking out boldly … courage is…
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School’s Flack Policy Killing Reporting, Keene State Student Reporters, Advisers Say
A policy at the state college in southwestern New Hampshire forces reporters to get approval from the school's communications department…
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$15/Hour Minimum Wage A Job Killer, Democratic Labor Economists Say
About 59 percent of the economists who warned against raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour in a 2015 survey by…
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Cinco de Mayo Gone Wild At UNH
Thirty-two people were arrested in Durham, New Hampshire, the town where the University of New Hampshire is, in connection with Cinco…
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Remember ACORN? Ex-Affiliate Now Fighting Anti-Voter-Fraud Bill in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire legislature is considering a bill designed to prevent non-residents of New Hampshire from registering at the polls on…
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DPW Director Turns Roadway Swastika Into Tic Tac Toe
Someone spraypainted a large black swastika on the pavement of a road in Fort Kent in northern Maine. The town's…
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UMass Bans Tibet Flag at Graduation
A Tibetan senior graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst wanted to carry the flag of her homeland, occupied by Communist…
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First Kill All the Heroes
During the afternoon of Wednesday, April 19, 1775, Samuel Whittemore was confronted by something he never expected to see. The British army…
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Hull No — Town Meeting Rejects Sanctuary Status
The South Shore town's voters rejected a warrant article that would have instructed local police not to assist federal immigration…
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John Kerry’s New Gig: Yale’s Loss Is Harvard’s Gain
In the never-ending battle to decide which one is less horrendous, Harvard caught a break late this week when Yale made…
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Pro-Illegal Immigrant Rally Organizer in Brockton Decries ‘The Many Racists That Reside Here’
About 200 protesters attended a rally in Brockton called A Day Without Immigrants. "Hey hey, ho ho, deportation's got…
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Bangor May Be New Source of Bottled Clean Air
A company bottles clear air from areas that have it and sells it in 8-liter cans for $28, good for 150…
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Biden Tells New Hampshire Crowd He’s Not Running for President
The former vice president and longtime Delaware senator has been increasing his profile, giving speeches at fund raisers like the one in…
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When Pub Crawl Goes Wild
Two men were arrested on charges of assault and battery on a police officer and others during a pub crawl in Lowell…
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Stockbridge Falls To War on Plastic Bags
The western Massachusetts town made famous by Norman Rockwell plans to band thin-film plastic bags from store checkout counters and also…
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A Day Without Yale
The kids at Yale are so smart they've developed a way to go on hunger strike … without giving up food.…
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Student Satire Savages Founders of B.C., Jesuits
The show being put on by students at Boston College makes fun of Catholic teaching on human sexuality as well as Catholic…
