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Comment on: Cambridge Boy Scouts had inclusive troop before its time - Editorials - The Boston Globe
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Comment on: Contested primaries highlight talent in Mass. - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Great, and if Local Town Committees want to be relevant, they will have to broaden their reach and include issues other than electing whomever wins the Democratic Primaries. For instance, our local T more »
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Comment on: Pressure on to fix Mass. transit and highways - - Boston.com
This makes sense, but Ms. Abraham said that the Lawrence Mayor's Chief of Staff was responsible for some mis-behavior involving a fire truck to the Dominican Republic. But this was not the current Chi more »
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Comment on: Patrick delivers State of the Commonwealth speech - Metro - The Boston Globe
My child does not have her own science text book and our school can't provide extra help in math for all the children who need it. Per pupil spending varies from $10,000 per child to $26,000 per child more »
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Comment on: MBTAâs many troubles threaten to derail Greater Bostonâs economic dreams - - Boston.com
And how about thinking outide the subway car and bus "box?" How about the T "deputizing" safe drivers so they can pick up commuters in bus shelters? People will take public transportation when they do more »
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Comment on: Former hitchhiker recalls a more trusting past - Opinion - The Boston Globe
I hitch-hiked across the country as a high school and college student in the 1960's and had a great time and learned a lot. People of all kinds picked me up. Many fed me, offered me work, places to wo more »
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Comment on: Former hitchhiker recalls a more trusting past - Opinion - The Boston Globe
I hitch-hiked across the country many times as a high school and college student in the 1960's and mostly had a great time. People of all kinds picked me up and often fed me. I only had a few close ca more »
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Comment on: overline: Alan Khazei Brotherly love and denial - The Boston Globe
That Alan would say "%50 an hour and %2,500 a month" is not a lot of money shows how out of touch he is with most people who would be glad to make this "not a lot of money." Perhaps it is because he p more »
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Comment on: On the picket lines - The Boston Globe
No one goes on strike for fun, without real cause. I am glad the union is there. It is not only protecting their own workers, but all people who work fo a living more »
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Comment on: 'Immigration program comes under fire'
Unfortunately, "Secure Communities" is making our communities less safe, as a new data base idenfities non-violent immigrants without papers and deports them. This in turn leads many immigrants not to more »
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Comment on: 'Mother pleads not guilty in school enrollment case'
It should not be a "crime" to try to get your child a good education. If she were white she would not be hauled into court. Every parent knows our schools are unequal town by town and city by city. Th more »
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Comment on: 'Khazei announces Senate run, saying he’
Mr Khazei's desire to run, after already losing, is more ego trip than any attempt to build power for those who need the government to meet their needs. Please, take your money and rather than making more »
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Comment on: 'Patrick’
Governor Patrick could start "going by the book" by endorsing the Invest in Our Communities Legislation, which would raise $1 billion to fund WIC and other important human needs by raising the state i more »
Thanks for sharing this history of these wonderful people, and thanks for you and your wife for leading scouting.