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Editorial: Budgets in

Monday, May 20, 2013

With the addition of the state Senate’s plan, this year’s menu for Massachusetts spending is complete. However, now comes the time for the parties involved — the House, the Senate and the governor — to “pick one from column A and two from column B” and decide on a final commonwealth budgetary package of spending and taxes. Of the three budget proposals submitted so far, Gov. Deval Patrick’s version arguably … 0

April 7, 2013

My Turn: Behind the wall of hate

Monday, May 20, 2013

Recently, some NBA player came out and announced he was gay. My response was, “So what? Good for you.” In other words, why is this still a big deal? However, I then had a conversation with a young woman I will call Amy who told me a tale that answered that question for … 0

Letter: Going hungry

Monday, May 20, 2013

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported me financially and with daily messages as I endured the program “Live below the Line.” For five days, I lived on $1.50 a day which had to include my breakfast, lunch and dinner. The point was to display what extreme poverty looked like worldwide. The money I raised will be donated to … 0

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