Sanchez urges Latino pols to engage with all communities

Sanchez urges Latino pols to engage with all communities

Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, at a gathering of newly-elected Latino officials, advised them to learn the issues effecting their entire constituency and not just focus on issues effecting Latinos.

"Get engaged with everyone. Just because you're Latino doesn't mean you stick to your Latino community. You're a part of a larger community," said Sanchez, who spoke to the News Service during a Latino elected officials networking event he hosted Thursday in the House Members Lounge.

Beth-Israel rejects doctor’s appeal of firing for remarks about gays
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Beth-Israel rejects doctor’s appeal of firing for remarks about gays

Kara Bettis

BOSTON – Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center officials have finalized a decision to fire a Needham doctor after he made comments to fellow staff members that hospital administrators decided were anti-gay, and disobeyed an order to keep his views to himself.

But Richard Mast of Liberty Counsel, a lawyer who represents Dr. Paul Church, a urologist and longtime Harvard Medical School faculty member, has said the comments consisted of Church's medical and religious views.

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