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Tom Joyce is a seasoned journalist and political commentator with a rich background in covering politics, sports, and pop culture. Since 2019, Tom has been a prominent contributor to NewBostonPost.
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Pope Francis is no fan of physician-assisted suicide, and he recently offered criticism for places in the world that are legalizing it. The pope's criticism comes as the issue is becoming more prominent in Europe. Back in March, Spain became the fourth European country to legalize physician-assisted suicide.
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is a fan of Karyn Polito. Although Baker won't say whether or not he'll seek a third term, he praised the lieutenant governor during a recent interview with CBS Boston's Jon Keller.
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Scott Brown recently said that he is interested in getting back into politics, but apparently so is his wife. Gail Huff, a former WCVB-TV Channel 5 news reporter, is considering running for Congress in New Hampshire's First District.
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Former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine recently picked up an endorsement in his bid to become the next mayor of Stamford, Connecticut. Valentine, 71, who managed the Red Sox in 2012, was endorsed by the Stamford Police Association. Here is what the union said about him in an opinion
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Voter ID in Massachusetts is one step closer to reality now. The initiative petition filed by the Committee to Bring Voter ID was certified by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's office on Wednesday, September 1.
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Key state legislators are once again pushing for more state control over sex education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A bill called "An Act Relative to Healthy Youth" (S.2495) would require that every public school in the state that teaches sex ed use state education standards to
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A Planned Parenthood official is unhappy with the number of abortion clinics in certain parts of Massachusetts. Kaitlyn Solares, the communications coordinator for Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, laments what she sees as a lack of clinics on Cape Cod, on the Islands, and in southeastern Massachusetts.
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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney isn't super popular with his Republican constituents in Utah. The U.S. senator drew mixed reactions in a recent poll conducted by OH Predictive Insights. It asked Utah Republicans if Romney has a place in the modern Republican Party.