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The News Must Go On
What did employees of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland do on Thursday afternoon, after their office had been shot up and five of their colleagues killed? They put out a newspaper.
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Progressives Logroll Themselves Out of a Pro-Tax Constitutional Amendment … But For How Long?
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's recent rebuke to supporters of a graduated income tax amendment showed how progressives failed to understand the checks and balances of the state's constitution —conceived admirably by John Adams and amended narrowly and —perhaps ironically —by turn-of-the-20th-century Progressives. The ruling was
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Massachusetts Reporter Resigns After Claiming Maryland Newspaper Shooter Had Trump Hat With Him
A veteran reporter for The Republican of Springfield and its web site, MassLive.com, has resigned after satirically claiming in a tweet that the Maryland newspaper shooter dropped a red Make America Great Again hat at the scene. Conor Berry offered an apology "to all good, hardworking reporters and
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Schumer Complaints on Gas Prices Expose Democrats’ Flaws
Displays of political hypocrisy go just don't get any more brazen than the press conference by four Senate Democrats criticizing President Donald Trump for soaring gasoline prices. The Democratic Senate leader, Charles Schumer, claimed that the price increases were "directly" related to "President Trump'
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Massachusetts Governor Signs Bill Increasing Minimum Wage, Creating Paid Leave
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Governor Charlie Baker signed a new law Thursday that could affect virtually every resident of Massachusetts, a week after lawmakers settled months of negotiations over proposed ballot questions that could have had dramatic consequences for the state's finances and economy.
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Rename Stellwagen Bank
There's no better way to commute than by MBTA ferry from Hingham to Boston's Rowes Wharf. It's a relaxing trip that takes about 40 minutes. The boats are study and comfortable. Many of them are also used for whale watch voyages out on Stellwagen
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The Bork Moment
Presidents from which party appointed the following pro-abortion U.S. Supreme Court justices during the last 50 years? Warren Burger Harry Blackmun Lewis Powell John Paul Stevens Sandra Day O'Connor Anthony Kennedy David Souter
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Only in Massachusetts: Taxpayer-Funded Training Program to Launch Pot Shops
In previous editorials, we described the so-called Bathroom Bill as the death of common sense in Massachusetts. Here is another example. The Boston Globe reported on Wednesday that the Cannabis Control Commission has "unveiled an unusual training and mentoring program to help people from minority and low-income neighborhoods start
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