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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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U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) entered Congress 20 years ago as a pro-lifer. The last vote to restrict abortion he took came in 2012. He supported a ban on sex-selective abortion.
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Should there be a coronavirus vaccine mandate for teachers and other employees in Massachusetts public schools? It's not a decision that Governor Charlie Baker wants to make.
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The man who killed Robert F. Kennedy was recommended for parole this past Friday with the support of two of RFK's sons. Sirhan Sirhan, now 77 years old, shot and killed Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. It came just
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an "inclusive" language guide over the weekend which it says will promote "health equity" and "inclusive communication." Terms that the Centers for Disease Control instructs people not to use include "illegal immigrants,"
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U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-Salem) has denounced the Biden administration's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal in graphic terms. Although Moulton, a U.S. Marine veteran who was briefly a part of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in 2019, supported Joe Biden for president over then-incumbent Republican Donald
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Another Republican just entered the race for governor in Massachusetts. Quincy resident Kimberly Duffy filed a statement of organization for a gubernatorial committee with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance last week, records show. It does not appear as though Duffy has held elected office before.
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Stop & Shop has made it easier for welfare recipients to do online shopping. The grocery store giant is now allowing people to use their Electronic Benefits Transfer (known as EBT) card to purchase groceries online for pickup or delivery in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as The Berkshire Eagle reports.
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Just because some women who have an abortion may ask the city of Boston for paid leave doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with abortion, a Boston city councilor said recently. Lydia Edwards, a city councilor who supports expanding paid leave benefits for city employees to include