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Commentator Robert Chipkin takes many trips — some to places he returns to often. But a recent one? Not so much.
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Charles Bailey was desperate. His experimental heart operation to correct mitral stenosis had already killed three people and resulted in his dismissal from two hospitals.
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The school year is winding down. Parents and kids are preparing teacher gifts — notes of appreciation, boxes of chocolate, and coffee mugs with apples and pencils in them. Commentator Josh Stearns writes notes to his kids' teachers. But he's wondering: How can we thank them enough?
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Deemed a popular destination in the 1890 guide, "Carriage Driving in Western Massachusetts," there were asters, pinks and petunias, as well as cherries, plums and peaches. And, of course, the pansy.
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Sixteen-year-old climate activist Ollie Perrault says witnessing first-hand the effects of climate change on her family’s Massachusetts farm inspired her to take action. She says there are lots of other kids her age who share her sense of urgency and have become activists.
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Last month, four people were arrested for trespassing after staging a sit-in outside the Mayor’s office at Boston City Hall. They were calling for a public hearing to rename Boston’s Faneuil Hall, an iconic marketplace and public meeting space. Commentator Nick DeLuca says the protests provide us an opportunity to face some uncomfortable history and he hopes we’ll take it.
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"Don’t get into the cars of strangers," most of us — quite sensibly — have been told. But our commentator says hitching can be a valuable way to connect.
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A fan of a popular 1960s TV sitcom reflects on the dangerous irony he now realizes was stitched into one of his favorite childhood shows.
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An Episcopal priest says some of society's impassioned differences over gender and sexuality might be resolved by reconsidering how a seminal biblical passage about God's image is usually interpreted.
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Election day was a week ago, but the work of local election officials in Massachusetts has not stopped, with the vote certification deadline approaching. Commentator Grace Bannasch is town clerk in Shutesbury, population 1,700. She’s been nonstop busy for months.