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Who is the god Molech and how does Massachusetts fit in? Molech was the god of the Canaanites mentioned repeatedly in the first five books of the Old Testament (known collectively as the Torah in Hebrew). Young sons and young daughters were sacrificed in a fire to Molech to make
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If you looked at the Brandeis University women's fencing roster last year, you would have seen the name Alexander Wicken on it. Wicken is no longer a member of the team this year, however.
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Homage to Catalonia By George Orwell 1938 Some weeks ago, my wife and I took a brief trip to Barcelona and Valencia. Although we had visited Spain several times in earlier decades, it was our first trip to these two cities on the Mediterranean coast. We found Barcelona to be
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Maura Healey will be the next governor of Massachusetts. Don't blame me. I voted for Geoff Diehl and Leah Cole Allen. But the voters spoke and we got Healey.
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If you want to find a book that seeks to normalize abortion to children at a public library, you can go to public libraries in at least two Massachusetts communities. The book What's An Abortion, Anyway? by Carly Manes and Mar Erazo is available in 13 of the
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How many genders are there? You may get a different answer to this question depending on who you ask.
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A play at Newton North High School planned for later this school year excludes white actors, a federal civil rights complaint alleges. Newton North's "Theatre Ink" program is putting on a play called Lost and Found: Our Stories as People of Color. In-person auditions will are
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Today is Columbus Day, but not in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem eliminated Columbus Day in September 2020 and replaced it with Indigenous Peoples Day. Salem mayor Kim Driscoll, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, led the push.
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