Massachusetts
Every four years coinciding with the Winter Olympics, people in the U.S. become interested in the sport of curling. This year far from Italy in a small Massachusetts town, a curling club and its greying membership are hoping to capitalize on the moment.
Kaliis Smith
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We speak with artist Shirley Jackson Whitaker and musician Avery Sharpe about the "Ashes to Ashes" multimedia event and screening to honor victims of lynchings in America and visit Solidarity Farm and Garden.
Ayu Suryawan
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Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss health insurance costs to local school and municipal budgets, the future of quantum computing in the 413, and where nuclear energy and weaponry stand in Massachusetts.
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