The Framingham City Council considered and then shot down a proposal by a middle school student to change the names of streets in Framingham that have the word "Indian" in them.
The student told the city council that the names of Indian Head Road and Indian Head Heights, two streets on the north side of Framingham, are offensive because they imply violence against Indians ("Head") and because Christopher Columbus coined the term "Indian" because he thought he had reached the East Indies when he encountered the Americas.
A 61-year-old biological male now living as a woman is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in Vermont.
Expanding communications infrastructure to rural Vermont and dealing with looming hate groups are among the priorities of Christine Hallquist, who says being on both sides of the gender divide offers perspective.
