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The Short List: Warren’s Competition, ‘Pioneer Valley’ V. ‘West Mass,’ No More High-Fives In Noho

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A screenshot from the West Mass branding video.
Video by Steve Porter

What made The Short List this week?

  • Ardent President Trump supporter Massachusetts State Representative Geoff Diehl is considering running against Senator Elizabeth Warren in 2018.
  • Should the long standing moniker Pioneer Valley be changed to West Mass?
  • Educators and police in Northampton, Massachusetts, are trying to come up with new ways to engage students after a program called “High Five Friday” was stopped due to concerns about some children’s reactions to law enforcement. 

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