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Sean McDonough Flap Over ‘Asian’ Name Another Non-Gotcha Moment For Mainstream Media
A made-in-the-mainstream-media squall is causing sports broadcaster Sean McDonough some heartache because he had a little fun with…
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FBI Investigating Coronavirus Stimulus Spending In Connecticut City
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating certain expenditures from about $1.15 million in coronavirus stimulus spending in the southern Connecticut…
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Pro-Herd-Immunity Great Barrington Declaration Signers Report Harassment During Past Year
Epidemiologists who signed a declaration in western Massachusetts last year calling for reopening the economy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic…
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Board Members Who Govern Harvard Donated 136 Times More To Democrats Than Republicans In 2020
Members of the 13-person body that oversees Harvard University donated to Democrats over Republicans during the 2020 election cycle by a…
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College Coronavirus Vaccine Requirement A Terrible Idea, Opponents Say
Members of a legislative committee got an earful this week from opponents of a bill that would force community college students in…
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Massachusetts LGBT Aging Commission Seeking New Name
The state commission that studies problems that homosexuals and transgender people encounter while aging would like to change its name to be…
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Born-Alive Petition Supporters To State’s Highest Court: Flip Attorney General’s Rejection
Supporters of a born-alive initiative petition are appealing the Massachusetts Attorney General's rejection of their petition to the state&…
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Ballot Question Seeking To Stop Climate-Change Carbon Fee On Fuel Clears Attorney General Review
Supporters of a ballot petition seeking to scuttle a proposed carbon fee on fuel can bring the question before Massachusetts voters if…
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Socialism Is Democracy, Columnist Says
Left-wingers should stop acting defensive when they are called socialists and should embrace the label, a columnist for a western Massachusetts…
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Federal Judge Upholds UMass Coronavirus Vaccination Mandate Against Religious-Freedom Arguments
An Obama-appointed federal judge has denied a request from two University of Massachusetts students for exemptions from school rules requiring they…
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Charlie Baker Needs To Take More Civil Liberties Away To Fight Coronavirus, Former Mayor of Worcester Says
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has been too hesitant to try to force people to get the coronavirus vaccine and wear masks, a…
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State Board Approves Masks Mandate For Massachusetts Public Schools – But Two Members Express Strong Reservations
A state board has authorized the state's education commissioner to require masks for all public school staff and students ages…
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Marijuana Dispensary ‘Budtenders’ Seeking To Form A Union In Somerset
Workers at a marijuana dispensary in Somerset are planning to form a union, saying they "have dedicated countless hours of our…
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Baker Administration Does About-Face On Masks In Public Schools – Board Likely To Approve Statewide Mask Mandate In Massachusetts
The state's education commissioner is seeking authorization to require all students and staff at public schools in Massachusetts to wear…
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Rhode Island State Senator Resigns To Take Biden Administration Gig
An abortion-supporting Rhode Island state senator has resigned to take a job in the Biden administration. Gayle Goldin, a Democrat, represented…
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Lowell School Committee Member Trashes ‘Fear and Hysteria’ of New Mask Requirement
Lowell school officials plan to require all students and teachers to wear masks indoors – but over the sharp objection of a school…
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Maine’s Trump-Leaning Congressional District May Get A Little Less Conservative Because of Census Shift
Maine's Trump-supporting Second Congressional District in the central and northern parts of the state may become marginally more Democratic…
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Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Charged With Indecent Assault In Wellesley From 1970s
Former American cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with indecent assault on a child over 14 for an incident that police say…
