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Donald Trump
Should Republicans let history (and Ohio?) be their guide?
Ted Cruz's decisive victory in Wisconsin over Donald Trump now makes the possibility of a contested convention, once dismissed as remote by many commentators (myself included), ever more likely. To clinch the Republican nomination, a candidate must obtain a majority of delegates to the Republican National Convention, the
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Boston Public Garden: green en vogue
At first glance, comparing a garden's sensibilities to fashion trends feels like a stretch, but Margaret Dyson, Director of Historic Parks in Boston, has done her homework. She explains her analogy so well, it fits. Her study of important gardens and landscapes shows that the notion of what&
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Boston elders turn memories into living history
By learning the rudiments of penning a memoir, older Boston residents are creating a sort of eye-witness history of the city, its neighborhoods and nearby suburbs, through the Memoir Project. The joint venture between City Hall and Grub Street Writers, a Boston company that teaches writing skills, aims to capture
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Clandestine group dumps tea to protest taxes!
BOSTON – The city's Old South Meeting House was the stage Wednesday for about 100 reenactors dressed in Colonial garb who gathered to voice their frustrations about a new tax imposed by the English king on tea shipped to the colonies in America. Objections were raised about unloading 340
Massachusetts
Mass. Center for Civic Education promotes engaged citizenship among students
When history teacher Roger Desrosiers received a postcard from the Center for Civic Education in 1987 offering free classroom materials for the U.S. Constitution's bicentennial, little did he know that the organization would become his life's work. After decades of promoting the study of American
Donald Trump
Trump’s vice presidential sweepstakes
"First, do no harm." That advice to physicians from the Hippocratic Oath also sums up a key principle in politics when choosing a vice presidential running mate. In recent election history, selecting a vice presidential running mate has become an exercise in protecting the downside. When the maxim
Massachusetts
To bring back U.S. history, first repeal Common Core
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Today, Massachusetts celebrates Patriots' Day. In towns across the commonwealth, crowds will gather for parades of
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