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8 hrs ago | Berkshire Eagle

Former radical to speak at UMass after all

A convicted domestic terrorist whose scheduled speech at the University of Massachusetts was canceled has been reinvited to campus by a faculty group against the objections of school administration.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, UMass Amherst

12 hrs ago | Medical News Today

Washington Insurance Program May Be A National Model, Massachusetts May Expand Autism Services

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Autism ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 10 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST News outlets report on health issues at the state level including a health insurance program in Washington State and a bill to increase coverage for autism services in Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: Autism, Health, Massachusetts Government, US Politics, Maria Cantwell, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Health Insurance

19 hrs ago | Report news

Bless the beasts: L.A. church starts pet service

When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start.

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Related Topix: Southwestern University

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Turnto10.com

Fallen Marine from Mass. laid to rest

A Marine helicopter pilot from Massachusetts who made the ultimate sacrifice was laid to rest.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

WCSH 6 Portland

Mass. Lawmakers Working Out Veterans Benefits Bill

Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers are hoping to wrap up debate on a final version of a veterans benefits bill.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

Telegram & Gazette

Child porn infects PCs

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.

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Related Topix: PC

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Cw56.com

Trial in boy's gun show death delayed

The trial of a former Massachusetts police chief and three other defendants charged in connection with the death of an 8-year-old boy at a gun show last year has been postponed.

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WHDH

Mass. rethinking emphasis on wood burning plants

The Patrick administration is rethinking its support of wood-burning power plants, a key element of its long-term strategy to wean Massachusetts off fossil fuels.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Biomass, Energy, Global Warming, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy)

bit.ly | raindrops of jupiter

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www.boston.com | raindrops of jupiter

Veterans Day events planned across state

Massachusetts will honor the armed forces with a series of observances through Veterans Day on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Raynham, MA, Train Disaster, Events

www.wbjournal.com | raindrops of jupiter

Med School Bucks Tuition Trend

While college tuition prices throughout the nation continue to shock students and parents as they reach closer to - and sometimes above $50,000 per year - the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester has managed to keep its rate at just $8,352 per year for the last 10 years.

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Related Topix: Worcester, MA, Boston, MA

www.lowellsun.com | raindrops of jupiter

As curriculum changes, schools grow larger

The Massachusetts School Building Authority took over the state's school building assistance program three years ago, and was immediately faced with a problem.

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Related Topix: Billerica, MA, Education Etc., Westford, MA, Tyngsboro, MA

The Huffington Post

Massachusetts Official Refutes Latest GOP Health Care Attacks

The hot new Republican hit on health care reform legislation came in the form of a press release from Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Dave Camp, Republican, US House of Representatives, Massachusetts Government

Sat Nov 07, 2009

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Mass. father of boy in cancer case dies

The father of an autistic Massachusetts boy who died after his mother allegedly withheld cancer medication has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

WGGB

4 Mass. correction officers hurt in scuffle

A unit at the state's maximum security prison in Shirley is locked down after four correction officers were injured in a scuffle with an inmate.

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Related Topix: Prison, Massachusetts Government

Cape Cod Times

'A rocket ship to heroin'

Calling addiction to opiates a bigger epidemic than swine flu, the Massachusetts OxyContin and Heroin Commission pressed for new educational and preventive programs to stem the flow of illegal prescription pills around the state.

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Related Topix: Drugs

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Massachusetts Man Indicted for Bank Robbery

A Boston man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with bank robbery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law

WHDH

Mass. receives money for broadband mapping

Massachusetts has received about $2 million in federal stimulus funding to help identify the speed and location of broadband services in the state over the next five years.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

Cw56.com

Four prison guards hurt by enraged inmate

Four guards at a maximum security state prison in Massachusetts have been injured by an inmate wielding a homemade weapon.

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Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons

Boston.com

Mass. town offers home to Guantanamo detainees

A Massachusetts town has voted in favor of inviting two men detained at Guantanamo Bay military prison to resettle in the community, if they are ultimately cleared of terrorism ties and released.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Massachusetts Government

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