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There’s no mud or bugs, air is crisp, the sun late afternoon beams through hemlock needles that act like prisms scattering shards of light. Who’d want to miss that?
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Trees are deemed a climate ally and here in New England we’re rich in them. But New Englanders tend to take them for granted — and that’s a dangerous thing.
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It's the 40th anniversary of the advent of immunotherapy, one of the most important advances in the treatment of cancer in a generation.
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Commentator Tinky Weisblat was unhappy with the outcome of the presidential election. But looking into the history of Thanksgiving has helped lift her spirits.
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The pastor of United Church of Christ in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, says working in the church's food pantry has taught him to appreciate the grave complications associated with hunger.
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Commentator Susan Johnson knows there's a lot to worry about these days, but she wonders if she —and we — sometimes worry about the wrong things.
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Banning books hurts us all, says western Massachusetts author and illustrator Grace Lin.
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'MassHealth saved Karl’s life': With insurance, illness brings lots of problems but not medical debtAfter two surgeries and a biopsy this year, commentator Morgan Sheehan has insurance coverage on her mind. Recently she talked with her friend Karl about his.
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Our commentator hopes to reshape prejudiced and fragmented perceptions of the Arab world by inspiring awe and joy — rather than fear.
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Commentator Lauren Ostberg has had a difficult year. There's a poem she's been turning to lately.