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There was a time not too long ago when 100 million or more Americans would gather with friends and family on a Sunday evening in mid-winter to watch the Super Bowl without hesitancy. It was a time for families and friends to come together and see the two best football
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Are there a lot of close elections in Massachusetts? No.
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Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategies Henry Kissinger Penguin Random-house 496 pages July 2022 Henry Kissinger's Leadership is a brilliant study of the different styles of six great 20th century statesmen. His insights are particularly valuable, as he knew and worked with all of them. And remarkably, Kissinger
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"Follow the science" has been the mandate since 2019 in this once-united nation that is still officially titled The United States of America. "Experts" have been featured on T.V. screens voicing this as Gospel. Public dialogue has centered on the reality of a threat posed
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What does one look for in a political leader? What are the key characteristics of a candidate for high political office – of a potential governor or member of Congress? A mature and judicious electorate would probably answer: strong character, good judgment, policy proposals likely to make things better and not
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An elected official can lobby his former colleagues on Beacon Hill if he has committed a federal crime but not if he has committed a state crime. That's what the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said last week.
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The Massachusetts legislature is in a new session. Over the next two years, state legislators will work to pass laws — for better or worse — in hopes that Governor Maura Healey will sign them into law.
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Massachusetts had some noteworthy political occurrences in 2022. It elected Maura Healey as its governor. Its voters backed an initiative 52 percent to 48 percent to create a 9 percent state income tax on income exceeding $1 million per year. And liberal Republican state representative Lenny Mirra of Georgetown lost
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