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What A Drive-In Mass Looks Like In the Age of Coronavirus
A sign at the parking lot across the street from a Catholic church this morning told visitors not to get out of their car for any reason. Another sign said to tune in to FM 90.1.
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Play Ball
If it weren't for the coronavirus outbreak, this week would mark the opening of the Major League Baseball season. Instead, the league has indefinitely postponed Opening Day, deferring to a recommendation from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to cancel gatherings of more than 250 people.
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Golf Helping Take People’s Minds Off Coronavirus Pandemic
With a coronavirus pandemic largely dictating the way people live their lives in Massachusetts, leisure activities outside of the house are limited. College and pro sports seasons are suspended; restaurants and bars are now takeout-only; and movie theatres are shut down.
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Reintroducing Selfie Nation To Truth
The Age of Selfies: Reasoning About Rights When the Stakes Are Personal By Adam J. MacLeod Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 168 pages We live in an age of ideological civil war. And as in most wars, both sides think that the outcome is vital for our nation. The differences between
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Pride and Prejudice vs. the Sexual Revolution
Many of us have watched the 1995 A&E/BBC made-for-TV movie Pride and Prejudice, taken from the great Jane Austen novel written in 1812. It is a marvelous film with superb acting, telling the timeless story of the love affair between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy in Georgian
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Having Her Cake and Eating It Too
Who would have guessed a tiny pill could bring down a civilization? No screaming Vikings rowing ashore taking over villages. No barbarians with swords and knives galloping through medieval gates. No. A tiny pill destroyed a culture of family. Some still agree the family was the foundation of western, but
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Harrison Ford Was Against Celebrities Talking Politics Before He Was For It
Harrison Ford's recent talk-show attacks on President Donald Trump reverse his previous stance that celebrities shouldn't comment publicly on politics. Ford, 77, yesteryear star of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, came out swinging against Trump last week when given an opening by ABC'
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Investigation of Spray Paint Vandalism of Plymouth Monuments Continuing
Traces of red paint were still visible on Plymouth Rock on Monday afternoon. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, with the help of East Coast Powerwashing, had essentially cleaned up the area after several monuments in Plymouth had been vandalized with red spray paint overnight.
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