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With Oktoberfest activities already starting across the Atlantic Ocean in Germany, many Bostonian's are eager to start celebrations. This weekend kicks off the start of many Oktoberfest celebrations both here in Boston and in the surrounding areas. If you have an appreciation for beer and want to rejoice,
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It's hard to imagine Ridley Scott casting someone else other than Matt Damon to play Mark Watney, the astronaut and botanist who spends more than a year stranded on Mars in "The Martian." Damon conveys such stoic good humor even in the face of overwhelming odds.
Massachusetts
Ours is a "government of laws, and not of men." – John Adams The unparalleled success we have achieved as a people is a direct result of our adherence to the values laid out in America's founding documents and our common respect for the rule of law.
Immigration
Oct. 1, 2015 In recent months, the topic of immigration has become the subject of much heated political debate. Often, the topic seems to exacerbate the political divisions in our country. With the presidential elections ahead, the tendency among politicians and commentators to try to score political points through soundbites
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While we were watching TV, learning social media, worrying about the economy and reading romance novels, the sexual sewer pipe broke and has flooded the cultural landscape. Today, it is all but impossible to escape the media's in-your-face erotic images, news of scandals, and survey reports of the
sanctuary city
The shooting last month by an illegal immigrant of 32-year-old Kate Steinle, who died in her father's arms on a San Francisco pier, has focused the nation's attention on so-called "sanctuary cities" — local jurisdictions that, as a matter of policy, refuse to comply with
Massachusetts
This summer, because of a 2014 referendum passed by nearly 60 percent of voters, Massachusetts became the latest state to require all businesses with 11 or more employees to provide paid sick leave. The policy sounds compassionate. Nobody wants to worry about losing a job or not being able to
Abortion
Last week I saw Pope Francis on the West Lawn of the US Capitol. Francis' visit to the US was something to behold – he single-handedly shut down Washington, New York, and Philadelphia in turn because so many people, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, wanted to be part of the experience,
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