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...Frankly, I just don’t think there’s any reason why the Commonwealth??s educational record should rely entirely on a few famous research institutions”—including Harvard—he said...
...final entry in Leong’s relatively thin case file comes abruptly, less than half a year after he was arrested. It’s a nolle prosequi filing by prosecutors, an order announcing their decision to suspend prosecution. According to Twohig, the Commonwealth??s decision is a common one for situations in which the defendant is “clearly delusional” and the remaining charges are minor...
...shame that, in the year 2004, the reasons for opening the civil institution of marriage to all need to be reiterated. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, ruling this fall that the Commonwealth??s constitution bars the state from refusing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, hit the nail on the head: banning homosexuals from marrying within their gender creates an artificial, inherently unfair second class of citizens. Massachusetts’ denial of marriage licenses to gays and lesbians was hardly the first time that those in charge of the American government did their best to deny its promise...
...debate to the realm of Massachusetts residents’ daily lives as homosexual couples begin to enjoy a right heterosexual couples take largely for granted. The state of Massachusetts is extremely close to taking a crucial step forward in the history of the nation. We are disappointed that the Commonwealth??s governor is so determined to keep the state right where...
...smacks of a remedial program targeted toward low-income parents for no other palpable reason than their low income. In place of this coercive barrier to entry, reasonable positive incentives would allow parents in under-performing school districts to attend such sessions without punishing them—signaling the Commonwealth??s commitment to providing for its poorest children without holding parents at fault for their less-than-optimal circumstances...