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Obama Endorses Pro-Abortion Challenger of State Representative Jim Lyons

Matthew McDonald

Former President Barack Obama has endorsed Tram Nguyen, a pro-abortion Democrat running against conservative state Representative Jim Lyons (R-Andover).

Nguyen, a legal aid lawyer from Andover who came to America at age 5 from Vietnam, received a second-wave endorsement from Obama, who announced new endorsements on Twitter on Monday.

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Social Media Photo of Confederate-Flag-Wearing Student Has School Official Suggesting Banning Cell Phones During School Day

Matthew McDonald

A student wore a Confederate flag to school during a homecoming-themed America Day event last week at Monument Mountain Regional High School in the western Massachusetts town of Great Barrington, leading to a media brouhaha after photos of the student were posted on social media.

But a member of the school committee that oversees the school thinks the real problem is news media publishing social media photos of students in school, according to the Berkshire Eagle.

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