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By Katie Lannan and Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — A bill that would guarantee copay-free coverage for birth control in Massachusetts earned initial approval in the House Wednesday morning and appears likely to be advanced to the Senate later in the day.
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Few names elicited more boos at Fenway Park than Alex Rodriguez. I never felt inclined to boo him, until this past week. To be fair, Rodriguez did not deserve some of those boos back in 2004. Red Sox fans were once excited when Boston nearly traded for A-Rod. But the
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It's been said that you can't split dead wood. Surprisingly, the Massachusetts Republican Party, usually barren tundra when competing in statewide races, is fielding a forest of formidable candidates to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren in 2018. Two of them — Beth Lindstrom and
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As the World Series gets under way this week, much of the attention will go to how the Los Angeles Dodgers match up with the Houston Astros or what TV ratings will be like. My question is: How many kids in this country will understand what's going on?
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An actress spoke in favor of modesty … and, predictably, she needed to apologize for it. In a New York Times op-ed piece recently, Mayim Bialik wrote this:
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Three news items to consider. Movie executive Harvey Weinstein is blanketing social media, as accusations of his sexual harassment and assaults multiply with every report. The fact that he's from the "Hollywood elite" and was a huge Democratic Party fund raiser makes him an easy target
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One day, Paul Darrow was sitting on his couch, mocking the odd-looking nun on television. But he soon found himself joining the Catholic Church. And, despite being gay, Darrow decided to follow the teachings of the Church. That decision cost him. "People were in shock … I lost clients, I
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"We live in a political world Everything is hers or his Climb into the frame and shout God's name But you're never sure what it is" — Bob Dylan, "Political World"
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