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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the talented documentary photographers at the New England Photography Biennial have written a book. This highly selective juried exhibit is currently in full swing at the Danforth Art Museum in Framingham, Mass. Held every two years, the show features innovative works
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Each month I receive an email from my DAR chapter requesting volunteers to serve dinner at the New England Center for Homeless Veterans. I'm always taken aback by those two words – homeless and veteran. It is appalling that these brave men and women, who've risked everything
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Unlike many American cities, Boston's celebration of Columbus Day is a major event. With big parades and brass bands, the city's tributes to Christopher Columbus celebrate Boston's rich Italian-American immigrant history by honoring Italy's most famous explorer. So why is there a
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Written when he was just a teenager, George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation contains 110 precepts that emphasize self-control and respect for others. It is a useful guide for young people, if only to show that basic rules of courtesy are as
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"Celestial sounds for a new time" is how the British group Libera describes their music. In far-flung places like Japan, Russia, and the Philippines, young fans are queuing up for autographs. Clad in white flowing robes, the enthusiastic singers consider themselves more of an alternative boy band than
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The boy is a genius! So said Thomas Edison after spending a day at his New Jersey laboratory with 12 year-old John Hays Hammond, Jr. The young Hammond would grow up to become the second most prolific patent holder after Edison, with more than 800 inventions ranging from self-launching missiles
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