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Wise ways to respond to renewed ICE activity in Mass. (The Republican Editorials)
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (451+ words) The following editorial is from the opinion page of The Republican newspaper in Springfield. It reflects views of the newspaper's leadership and not necessarily those of MassLive. Readers are invited to share their opinions by emailing to [email protected]. Don't be…...
Positioned to win the tech game? Bay State’s K-12 computer science ed varies widely
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (707+ words) WESTFIELD " On a recent morning, students in Renee Sweeney's engineering class at Westfield High School tinkered with their robots. They worked on writing code to tell the robots how to move. Soon, more students in the high school will be…...
Mayor John Vieau: Our fair city getting high marks for affordability, family friendliness (Viewpoint)
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (614+ words) Mayor John Vieau: Our fair city getting high marks for affordability, family friendliness (Viewpoint)MassLive Mayor John Vieau: Our fair city getting high marks for affordability, family friendliness (Viewpoint) Chicopee continues to move forward with a wide range of projects…...
We can control how we think about the world | Daniel Aaron Cohen
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (595+ words) Editor's note: With this final column, we conclude a five-part weekly series by local pastor and psychotherapist Daniel Aaron Cohen. The essays explored ways to lessen political polarization. Step 5: "Faith over fear: Transcending party polarization" In the last column I…...
Dr. Robert Roose: Our chrysalis moment in health care (Viewpoint)
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (625+ words) Dr. Robert Roose: Our chrysalis moment in health care (Viewpoint)MassLive Dr. Robert Roose: Our chrysalis moment in health care (Viewpoint) - Dr. Robert Roose | Trinity Health of New England I could talk about the many changes reshaping health care in…...
These Mass. high schools use an app to teach phone responsibility - without an outright ban
9+ hour, 42+ min ago (777+ words) WESTFIELD " The hottest TikTok Video? A shoutout on Snapchat? The Instagram post with the funniest meme? Blocked, blocked and blocked. A text from mom reminding you " again " to take the garbage out? Clear as a bell. That's how cell phones…...
Dear Abby: We share a vacation home with another family and they are messy
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (526+ words) Dear Abby: We share a vacation home with another family. My husband and I are neat people. The other family is the opposite. They leave dirty dishes in the sink for days, promising, "I'll get to them." Dirty diapers are…...
Dear Annie: My wife doesn’t want the big family we dreamed of
12+ hour, 12+ min ago (494+ words) Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married eight years and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a dad in a way I did not expect. I am the one who volunteers…...
Decades after Boston mall attacks, DAs say man continues to ‘humiliate and exploit women’
12+ hour, 24+ min ago (694+ words) A wealthy engineer who attacked multiple women at Boston malls in the 80s has continued to "humiliate and exploit women" while incarcerated, according to two district attorney's offices. Phillip Pizzo, now 75, went in front of the parole board for the fourth…...
Massachusetts is losing the battle to keep its residents, and officials need to act fast
14+ hour, 42+ min ago (841+ words) Numbers tell part of the story. The 33,000-person outflow is 53% higher than last year. I should note that, due to immigration from other countries, the state is actually gaining population overall. But who are the people who've left? I reached…...