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The political news is annoying me to no end. Obama, so promising in so many ways (and he remains so, despite the following), is embracing and exceeding Bush's absurdist claims of unchecked executive power. I'm not quite ready to get all worked up to refight,...News Flash: Northampton BID Opponents File Lawsuit
On Monday, April 13, three plaintiffs–downtown property owners Alan Scheinman, David Pesuit, and Eric Suher, filed suit against the City of Northampton in Hampshire Superior Court, seeking declaration that the Northampton Business Improvement District (BID) was...Without a Net: What You Can Do to Help
GENERAL:Write to your state representatives, express your distress at the decision to slash funding for health and human services, and encourage the Legislature not to cut more deeply:Arc of MassachusettsA direct link to a letter to email your legislators:...A Victory for Nursing Moms and Babies
In principle, public breastfeeding wasn't illegal in Massachusetts; rather, it wasn't legally protected, meaning a mother could be charged with indecent exposure or lewdness if someone objected to her nursing her baby in a public place. In reality, hordes of...E-Edition
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