Over 65 years later, two men are on trial for their involvement in the mass devastation that occurred during the years of the Holocaust. ""... As the trial of John Demjanjuk, a retired...
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In the Advocate, a dictionary editor reflects on the semantics of marriage equality, and on his own gay marriage, which left him widower. Steve Kleinedler for the Advocate: The author asks if dictionaries are supposed to describe how we use...
The Ontario Ministry of Health released figures showing that more and more Ontarians are travelling to the United States for medical care. In the past half decade Ontario's out of country medical spending...
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Boston foreclosed homes pulled down the price median for single-family houses and condo units in October. Although home sales rose by more than 17 percent, the median single-family sales price dropped by almost...
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Republican gubernatorial candidate picks openly gay State senate minority leader Richard Tisei as his running mate. As gay identity becomes less of an issue, this sort of thing may become increasingly the norm: Outing as a non-event: Both Huffington...
Raymond Luc Levasseur, founder and former leader of the revolutionary group United Freedom Front, is scheduled to speak at the University of Massachusetts on Thursday. Previous invitation had been canceled due to pressure pressure from Governor Deval Patrick and family...
The Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA Law analyzed newly released data by the U.S Census Bureau that offers the first demographic picture of same-sex couples. Advancing...
Home foreclosures for sale have invaded the suburban market of Massachusetts. So far, the number of distressed property procedures in Massachusetts has increased by 150 percent. " Industry experts have been seeing...
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The "Craz-E Burger", or Krispy Kreme burger, was sold at the West Springfield's agricultural fair "Better Living Center" which ended October 4. The donuts burger is a bacon cheeseburger with buttered Krispy...
What draws people to New England in the fall? People travel hundreds of miles to witness the beauty of the changing seasons. I am lucky. I only need to travel around my local area to view some of the most brilliant...
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Today it was announced that Paul Kirk (Paul G. Kirk Jr.) will temporarily take over the senator seat of late Ted Kennedy. Kennedy had brain tumor and passed away on August 25 at the age of 77. There were a lot of speculations around who will fill Kennedy's seat in the Senate....
" Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, a Democrat, may choose an interim successor to the late Senator Edward Kennedy as early as today. "
We, as humans, are lazy - that, I believe is the father of invention as necessity is its mother. And that isn't misanthropic either!Men like their remotes - and with more buttons the better! BAM, Ugh!"WiTricity's version of wireless electricity -- which converts power into a...
opinion by The_Cynic | 3 years ago 122 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
The recent Pfizer settlement is the largest national settlement in US history. Pfizer paid out to the states of Massachussetts, Pennsylvania and Kentucky over deceptive marketing practices which led to overprescription of Pfizer's drugs, stemming from nine different lawsuits....
For Any And All Constitutional Conservative Americans:
As a 1960's era Conservative, who has become even more so in my elder years, the hoopla surrounding Ted Kennedy's death this week simply has been too...
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