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Behind Every MAGA Hat Lurks A (False) Story
After reading about the alleged assault on Jussie Smollett, I wondered how long men have been so hateful? Then came the answer: Since the Fall of Man.
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How Common Core Is Destroying Training of Teachers
As intended, Common Core's standards shape tests determining "college and career readiness." But, unfortunately, they affect the preparation of teachers and administrators, as well. How they do so is not well understood by most parents. Here's how it works. Stay with me, because even
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Framingham To Study Sanctuary City Status;Opponent Says Appoint ‘Angel Moms’ To Panel
The Framingham City Council is creating a task force to study whether Framingham should declare itself a sanctuary city. The panel, to be chaired by the mayor, is asked to study and perhaps propose what the resolution calls a Welcoming Immigrants Ordinance.
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Governor’s Tax Increases Raise Eyebrows of Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Head
The size of Governor Charlie Baker's proposed tax increases has the head of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation concerned. "I would say we're not anti-tax, which is an important distinction. But we do want to make sure that your tax dollars are spent appropriately and efficiently.
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Weld? NoWeld’s Policies?Some, Yes
Bill Weld is not a serious candidate for president. Someone who preferred the Democrat to the Republican for president in 2008 and 2016 isn't a serious Republican figure. And it's hard to forget the dilettante governor getting so bored atop Massachusetts state government in 1997 that
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Bill Weld Taking On Trump,and Wants To Help Take Him Out
Former Massachusetts governor William Weld is planning to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican primary, in hopes of winning the party's nomination or at least weakening Trump. Weld announced his likely candidacy Friday morning during a speech in Bedford, New Hampshire.
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Lies, Death, and Andrew Cuomo
New York governor Andrew Cuomo wrote a column in the New York Times last week lambasting critics of his over-the-top, pro-abortion ways. He also felt the need to point out that "I was educated in religious schools." As a high school theology teacher, I apologize … for the shortcoming
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Billionaires Will Be A Burning Issue in 2020 Campaign
Coming soon to a Democratic Party presidential debate: the question, "Is it morally appropriate for anyone to be a billionaire?" A version of the query was raised earlier this month by the author Ta-Nehisi Coates. He was interviewing a new Democratic congresswoman from New York, the self-described socialist
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