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Massachusetts Sports Betting Cooling Down Amid Slow Summer
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Sex: The Fundamental Issue of The Culture War
America is terribly divided. If you love America, it is a discouraging time. Our country has only once before been this polarized — over slavery during the period leading up to and during the Civil War. Slavery was resolved only through the Civil War, after 600,000 men died.
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Quincy Has A Pro-Life Mayor; Here’s Why That Matters
Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch is seeking re-election and his challenger is trying to make hay with an issue that often doesn't make its way into municipal races: abortion. Koch is notable in that he is a serious Catholic and a pro-life mayor in a left-leaning state. He left
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Massachusetts Couple Says State Rejected Them As Foster Parents Because of Their Catholic Faith
A couple from Massachusetts claims the Commonwealth has barred them from fostering children because their Catholic faith would prevent them from affirming a child's homosexuality or gender identity. Mike and Catherine Burke of Southampton filed a lawsuit (Burke v. Walsh) in the U.S. District Court for the
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Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey Urge Feds To Not Allow Election Gambling
No to gambling on American elections, the two U.S. senators from Massachusetts say. U.S. senators Ed Markey (D-Malden) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) teamed up with several of their Democratic colleagues to voice opposition to a proposal that could allow for legal gambling on American elections.
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Five Pieces of Pork In The New Massachusetts State Budget
Not on time, over budget, and replete with pork. That is the best way to describe the fiscal year 2024 Massachusetts state budget.
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South Africa Avoided Civil War Through One Man’s Forgiveness – Book Review of Nelson Mandela’s Long Road to Freedom
Recently, I watched the DVD of the 2009 movie Invictus. Starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, and Matt Damon as captain of the South African rugby team, and directed by Clint Eastwood, it is a marvelous movie. It tells the story of how South African President Mandela hosted the 1995
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Five Wokest Colleges In Massachusetts
Colleges have a reputation for being liberal in conservative circles, and schools in Massachusetts are among the most. The Bay State has plenty of woke institutions for higher learning, but which are the wokest?
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