WASHINGTON – Massachusetts could get up to $20 million in federal aid to help fight the opioid epidemic here, while New Hampshire, where the drug overdose epidemic is arguably worse, may receive $5 million, under a proposal from President Barack Obama pending in Congress.
Obama's estimated funding for state opioid treatment programs, released earlier this week, totals $1.1 billion spread over two years, starting in October. But Republican congressional leaders have deferred action on the funding proposal until later this year. Still, a Senate committee has approved $261 million to combat opioid abuse in fiscal 2017, or almost twice as much as was dedicated to the battle previously, according to Cleveland.com.
It takes only four unresolved chords dancing across the strings of a classical guitar to evoke an entire nation's history and tradition. In the words of the renowned classical guitarist Eliot Fisk, "You hear those four chords, you're not going to think of anything but Spain."
These lingering notes are the star of Fisk's Boston GuitarFest XI, called "¡Viva España!" The festival is currently in full swing until June 19. It features youth workshops, competitions and performances. The theme is what Artistic Director Fisk describes as "the agony and ecstasy of the Spanish experience."
