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Are Liberal Sportswriters Keeping Curt Schilling Out of Baseball Hall of Fame?

If he can overcome sportswriters' opinions of his past controversial statements, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling could soon find himself in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. But can the sportswriters play honest umpire and call 'em like they see 'em?

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Massachusetts Carbon Tax Supporters Should Stop Acting Like Europeans, Opponents Say

Pro-tax planners are acting more like Eurocrats than Americans in their attempt to push a regional tax on carbon through the Transportation and Climate Initiative, opponents of the measure said Wednesday. "TCI is a carbon tax implemented through a gas tax. It's regressive toward the working class.

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What A Scottish King and a Homosexuality Advocate Can Teach Massachusetts Pro-Lifers

A story is told of Robert the Bruce, the 14th century hero of Scotland. Down and out and taking refuge in a cave, Bruce is supposed to have marveled at a spider who kept restarting his web even after it was destroyed repeatedly. As the story goes, Bruce took inspiration

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Seven Things Massachusetts Conservatives Can Be Thankful For

Today is Thanksgiving, which may be the most conservative holiday of them all. It's old, for one thing. And it reminds us to be thankful for what we have, including what out forbears gave us. That's the opposite of complaining and blaming others, which are not

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Trump Continuing ‘Attack’ on Illegal Immigrants, AG Healey Says, As Sanctuary State Hearing Nears

President Donald Trump and his administration are attacking immigrants in the United States, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said this week – days before so-called Sanctuary State legislation is expected to get a hearing on Beacon Hill. Healey made the remarks Tuesday, November 26 at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy

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Harvard and Yale Are Blowing in the Wind

What will Harvard and Yale do to students who occupied the field during the Harvard-Yale football game this past weekend and almost delayed it to the point where it couldn't be finished? Nothing.

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Attack of ‘Fascism’ Used Against Trump Was Made Against Reagan

Bigotry. Fascism. A threat to women's rights. Alliances with foreign dictators. A president as entertainer, trampling labor and the environment. It sounds like the contemporary complaints against President Donald Trump.

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Run, Deval, Run

Here's an idea of how far the Democratic Party's political culture has fallen. If Deval Patrick jumps into the presidential race this week, he will probably not have to answer questions from rivals about being the worst governor Massachusetts has ever had.