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Man Files 603 Open Meeting Law Complaints Against School Committee

Matthew McDonald

A Wellesley resident has filed 603 Open Meeting Law complaints against the Natick School Committee since February, according to the MetroWest Daily News.

Ron Alexander says he filed so many complaints because the School Committee keeps breaking the law and keeps not responding to his requests for information appropriately.

In Search Of The Average Doubt: Why ‘Life Expectancy’ Is Misleading
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In Search Of The Average Doubt: Why ‘Life Expectancy’ Is Misleading

W.H. Gnade

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta recently published findings showing the "life expectancy" of Americans has dropped in part because deaths by suicide and drug abuse have increased. While one might receive such news with keen interest, this writer received it with something approaching disbelief.

At the risk of being labeled a "life expectancy denier," I shall here venture forth with alacrity and even some recklessness, as I see no reason a mere statistical construct should be deemed one whit meaningful, at least sufficiently meaningful to affect a single life.

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