Why it's so hard to vote yes on Question 2
Who would’ve thought that it would be easier for us to legalize marijuana in Massachusetts than to lift the cap on charter schools.That’s what the polls are showing, and it’s fitting in this topsy-turvy election season that we have a local ballot question on education that has everyone torn when the answer should be clear. Advertisement Study after study show that charter schools in Massachusetts are the real deal. They were created two decades ago so that kids, largely black and Hispanic, ..>> view originalNH poll shows Trump, Clinton tied; Ayotte slightly ahead
With just five days before the presidential election, a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll in the swing state of New Hampshire found Hillary Clinton has lost her lead and is tied with Donald Trump, who appeared to pick up momentum after a surprising, late-hour disclosure by the FBI. The poll, conducted Monday through Wednesday, found Clinton and Trump tied at 42 percent each. It also showed incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte ahead of her Democratic opponent, Governor Maggie Hassan,..>> view originalStudy finds 'extraordinary and unprecedented' CTE level in Kevin ...
The severity of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy found in former Patriots running back Kevin Turner’s brain “was extraordinary and unprecedented” and likely led to the ALS symptoms that eventually caused his death at the age of 46, Boston University researchers announced today.The BU CTE Center, in conjunction with the VA Boston Healthcare System and Concussion Legacy Foundation, revealed their diagnosis after examining Turner’s brain tissue, saying that Turner had the most advanced stage of CTE..>> view originalUnder Armour Back Bay store has Tom Brady touch
Under Armour debuts its first Boston specialty store at Prudential Center in Boston’s Back Bay today after last night’s athlete-studded opening party with brand ambassadors including New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, and professional golfer Jordan Spieth.The 19,000-square-foot, two-level store is the Baltimore performance clothing, footwear and equipment company’s largest flagship “Brand House” opening of the year.ALSO READ: Tom Brady, Gisele Bu..>> view originalGrowing but aging Boston population a challenge for BPS
Boston’s total population is growing even as K-12 student enrollment keeps dropping — a demographic disconnect that could have a major impact on the future of the city’s schools, researchers say.“The population in Boston is clearly growing. However the growth is tending to occur in the older population — the segment that is not considered child-bearing — influencing the K-12 population,” said Alex Pitkin, a researcher at Symmes, Maini & McKee Associates which presented a draft study on Boston Pu..>> view originalWoman missing since August found alive, chained in container
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A woman who had been reported missing along with her boyfriend in late August was found “chained up like a dog” inside a storage container, a South Carolina sheriff said Thursday. Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright told news outlets that deputies acting on a tip found her after hearing her banging on the container from the inside Thursday in the town of Woodruff, 80 miles northwest of the state capital of Columbia. Wright said she had a chain around her neck. He says ..>> view originalBoston officials must step up for justice in this tragedy
When I learned of the police shooting death of Terrence Coleman, an African-American man from Boston’s South End who was described in the police report as “emotionally disturbed,” I was saddened, but not entirely shocked. This tragic incident confirms what black communities and their allies have known all along: that Boston is not immune.Police Commissioner William Evans has said that Ferguson is not Boston. How he, Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley, and Mayor Marty Walsh proceed in hand..>> view original
Friday, November 11, 2016
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