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The Times-Argus (Vt.), March 30: Bernie Sanders’ big wins in caucuses over the weekend have breathed new life into his campaign, keeping alive the hopes of millions of followers. At this point, they are hoping for a miracle, which would be partly mathematical. Analysts say that after winning the Democratic caucuses in Washington state, Hawaii […]
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Disappointed with Biddeford City Council, Manager
A recent Biddeford City Council meeting was at least a chance to correct a huge wrong and not one councilor had the guts to do that. Despite numerous letters of accomplishments, and being highly respected for over 28-plus years of service, Vicky Edgerly, now past Health and Welfare director, was physically escorted out of her […]
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Living in the future now – and other confusing phrases
In “Back to the Future Part II,” accidental time traveler Marty McFly makes a temporal leap from 1985 to 2015 – which at the time seemed like the distant future. As soon as he and mad scientist Doc Brown zip through the decades in their flying DeLorean, they emerge onto a mid-air highway choked with […]
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New voices fight to restore student free speech
In 1988, the United States Supreme Court restricted the free speech rights of students in the landmark case Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. The Hazelwood standard – which gives school administrators broad discretion to censor student speech – replaced a standard adopted by the Supreme Court in Tinker v. Des Moines, the 1969 case that […]
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The MetroWest Daily News (Mass.), April 1: Last week, the Food and Drug Administration, after an apparently exhaustive review, determined that immediate-release prescription painkillers, such as Vicodin and Percocet, should carry a strong warning on their packaging – perhaps setting a record for the longest lag time between an actual crisis and the underwhelming federal […]
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Playing the race card
The word of the year in politics is “anger.” And many backers of Donald Trump are outraged about their economic conditions and prospects. Exit polls reveal that the less education voters have, the more likely they are to back Trump. Their lack of schooling means they don’t possess the technical skills many new jobs demand. […]
