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A century of uncommon good will between the citizens of Boston and Halifax will be commemorated on the Boston Common on Thursday with the annual lighting of the city's Christmas tree. Such events were once thought to be unimaginable. One hundred years ago the kindred cities felt more
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Remember when singer John Mellencamp went by John Cougar? (In this case, it was a stage name that did not catch on.) Anyway, Mellencamp's biggest hit, in 1982, featured an acoustic guitar and catchy opener: "Little ditty about Jack and Diane …"
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On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln reinvigorated the tradition of the Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation. Lincoln selected a date precisely 74 years after President George Washington had inaugurated the Thanksgiving Proclamation on October 3, 1789. Like the first President, Lincoln designated the last Thursday in November as a day for
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He seeks the end of oppression, but causes division. He wants to change the system, but he did not vote.
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Rejoice and be glad! Like a good Guinness, the marketplace of ideas — "The Ideas Industry" — is rich, frothy, and vibrant. And ideas still matter. So believes Daniel W. Drezner, author of one of this year's best books, The Ideas Industry. But think responsibly.
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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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