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Tucker Carlson’s Dad Grew Up In Massachusetts
Conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson’s recently deceased father was born in Boston and spent much of his childhood in Norwood, Massachusetts.
Matthew McDonald
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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Brookline Schools Eliminate Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Office, But Could METCO Funding From State Save It?
The Brookline School Committee plans to eliminate its two diversity-equity-inclusion administrators to save money amid budget cuts, but supporters are trying to raise money from private sources and eventually from the state’s racial-integration program to keep the services going.
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Gender Transitioning Advocates Call On Massachusetts Legislature To Replace Lost Federal Funding
Gender-transitioning advocates in Massachusetts say they want state legislators to replace federal funds the Trump administration has eliminated.
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Feds Nab Man In Woburn On Charges of Selling Fake Social Security Cards and Green Cards
Federal authorities have arrested a Brazilian man who lives in Woburn on charges of selling fake Social Security cards and Green Cards.
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Free Immigration Lawyers For Illegal Immigrants, Somerville City Councilors Say
The Somerville City Council is planning to endorse a bill in the state legislature that would require the Massachusetts state government to provide free legal services to illegal immigrants fighting deportation.
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104 Villains of Irish Music
During the hundreds of years of Irish traditional music, Irish folk songs have identified many bad guys. Below are 104 of them, each with a link to a moment in the song where the villain is identified.
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MBTA Can’t Claim Immunity In Case of Bus Driver Who Attacked Pedestrian, State's Highest Court Rules
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority can’t claim immunity from a lawsuit by a bus rider who says he suffered permanent brain damage at the hands and feet of a bus driver who had a troubled history, the state’s highest court said.
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Federal Anti-Semitism Task Force Wants To Meet With Boston Mayor About College Campuses Uproar Last Year
Members of a task force created by President Donald Trump to try to stop acts of anti-Semitism want to meet with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to discuss how she responded to attacks on Jewish college students in the city, federal officials have announced.