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High At Work?

Matthew McDonald

Some Massachusetts employers are eyeing taking marijuana off the list of drugs they test for, now that it's legal in the state. But some employers say it's just too dangerous; some weed advocates say the matter could end up in court.

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MLK Scholar in Maine: Teach That Racism Is Bedrock of US History

Matthew McDonald

Slavery is "the quintessential American story," said Khalil Gibran Muhammad during a speech at an event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Muhammad is professor of history, race and public policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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