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Choose Life: Was Moses Really Pro-Life or Pro-Abortion?

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, New Jersey, Ronald Reagan, Boston, New York, Al Gore Nobel Prize, Choose Life License Plates, Al Gore, Moses, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Judaism, Politics News

From the "Baby Moses Law" in Texas to a pitched battle over "Choose Life" on license plates, the Bible's leading prophet has become the latest touchstone in America's hottest hot-button issue.

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A House in the Hamptons?: Historic Vacation Spots of the Black Elite

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Theodore Roosevelt, Obama Martha's Vineyard, Moet & Chandon, Obama Vacation, Noel Harkin, Rockefellers, Rene Hunter, Obama, Henessey, African-American History, Vanderbilt, Lynn Whitfield, FREDI WASHINGTON, Villa Lewaro, South Hampton, Hamptons, Michael MC COLLOM, Newport, Elite, Astors, Irvington-on-Hudson, African Americans, Yachts, Boston, Earl Graves, Norma Jean Darden, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Dr. Norman Cotton, Susan Taylor, Baltimore, Diana Vreeland, Dr. Chester Redhead, Country House, Sag Harbor, New York, New York City, Thomas Downing, Steven Robinson, George T. Downing, Golf, Ronald K. Brown, Resort, Michelle Patterson, Evidence Dance Company, Madame C. J. Walker, Ruling Elite, Isabel Washington Powell, Roosevelt, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, A'Lelia Walker, New York News

Some African-Americans, seemingly born under an auspicious star, apparently have always gathered to share their leisure pursuits with others who were similarly favored.

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Village Green: Boston's Asian Community Brings Fun, Education & Affordability to Chinatown

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Boston, Asian Americans, Sustainability, Community, Housing, Neighborhoods, Cities, Green News

As has been the case with a lot of the Boston Asian Community Development Corporation's great projects and partnerships, someone had a good idea, ran with it, and created just a little more community than there was before in the neighborhood.

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What About Joan Kennedy: Doesn't She Deserve an Honorable Mention Too?

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 09.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Boston, Joan Bennett Kennedy, Senator Edward Kennedy, Vicky Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy, Jackie Onassis, Jfk, Rfk, Home News

As I sat and watched the media coverage of the life of Senator Edward Kennedy, something struck me as unfair: What about the former Mrs. Kennedy -- Joan Bennett Kennedy?

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Police Commissioner: Kennedy Memorial Largest Security Event In Boston History

AP | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kennedy Funeral Security Force, Boston, Boston Police Force, Kennedy Funeral, Kennedy Memorial, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Massachusets, Politics News

BOSTON — Boston's police commissioner says the events surrounding the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy have drawn the largest security force he's ev...

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When Newspapers First Mentioned Chappaquiddick Yesterday

Daily Intel. | Daily Intel | Posted 09.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Boston, Home News

The Boston 'Globe' beat everyone else to the punch yesterday. ...

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Brooklyn Skillshare: Learning, Sharing, Doing

Scott Lachut | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Sharing, Skillshare, Community, Brooklyn, Austin, Skills, Boston, New York News

Brooklyn Skillshare's inaugural event will offer classes on topics that range from kombucha brewing and butter churning to bike repair and screen printing.

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Amtrak sale extends to Dec. 16; $49 to D.C. or Boston

NewYorkology | NewYorkology | Posted 09.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Boston, New York City-New York, Home News

Amtrak has extended its Northeast fare sale through Dec. 16, offering tickets as low as $49 to D.C. or Boston from New York City. The 25-perce...

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Teen Sex Headline Abuse

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Boston, Children, Health, Chicago, San Antonio, Science, Teen Sex, Media, Sexuality, Adolescents and Sex, Media News

Early sexual activity is risky for adolescents. But, despite what you might have read in today's headlines, sex at age 12 is not the norm for poor children.

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Want to See Neighborhoods that Beat the Bust? Take a Walk

John F. Wasik | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Boston, Pennsylvania, Living News, New Mexico, Personal Health, Neighborhoods, Health, Home Sales, Georgia, Atlanta, Seattle, San Francisco, Cities, New York, Home Foreclosures, Business News

Pedestrian-friendly cities can make huge personal economic sense. If you don't need a car, you can save thousands a year.

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9 Ways for Red Sox Parents to Explain David Ortiz and His PEDs

Patrick Sauer | Posted 08.31.2009 | Comedy

There's been a lot of "teachable moments" in Beantown this week and the revelation that Ortiz's name is on a list of players that was meant to be confidential with anonymous testing shouldn't be wasted.

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Bud Lights & Civil Rights Tonight at the White House: What Will America Learn

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sgt. Crowley, Harvard University, Henry Louis Gates, Cambridge Police, Boston, President Obama, Politics News

I hope that the president, Crowley and Gates don't just share a "beer" and sweep this whole mess under the carpet. I hope they start a dialogue that gets them talking about how our unconscious prejudices cloud our day to day judgments.

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Justin Barrett, Boston Police Officer, Suspended For Calling Gates A "Jungle Monkey" In E-mail

Huffington Post | Posted 08.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Boston Police, Justin Barnett Suspended, Justin Barrett, Boston, Justin Barnett Racial Slur, Henry Louis Gates, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Home News

The fallout from the Henry Louis Gates Jr. arrest continues: the Boston Police Department has suspended an officer named Justin Barrett for using a ra...

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Finally, a Reality Show for Men

Tom Matlack | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Tom Morello, Fatherhood, Reality TV, Prison, Manhood, Two and a Half Men, Working Fathers, Life Lessons, Boston, Living News

The male stick figures presented by popular culture, often either Navy Seal macho or Two and a Half Men ignorant, confuse our boys.

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Smell Of Smoke Forces American Airlines Flight To Make Emergency Landing

AP | Posted 08.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Aa, American Airlines Flight 1937., American Airlines, Boston, Home News

BOSTON — An American Airlines flight bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico, has returned to Boston for an emergency landing about an hour after takeof...

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Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Welcome to the New "Post-Racial" America

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Harvard University, Post Racial America, Boston, Arrest, Police, Henry Louis Gates Jr. Henry Louis Gates Arrest, China, Black in America 2, Politics News

Professor Gates is someone who deserves better from America. Yet, at the end of the day, he was just another black man residing while black.

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Bay State Banner, Boston's Black Paper, To Take City Loan To Stay Open

AP | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Minority Media, Bay State Banner, Black Media, Black News Media, Boston, Media News

BOSTON — The publisher of Boston's only black-owned newspaper says he'll accept a $200,000 loan from the city to avert the shutdown of the finan...

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The Boston Globe: American Idol Edition

Tom Matlack | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Boston, Newspapers, Providence Journal, Boston Globe, Newspaper Industry, Arthur Sulzberger, Boston Globe Union, New York Times Corporation, Journalism, Online Journalism, Boston Globe Closing, Media News

The Red Sox may be in first place, but the dinosaur which is the Boston Globe is dead. The ad business, which thrived for two centuries, is over, and our little metropolis has to figure out a new model.

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Mass. Hospital Sues Over Cost Of Universal Health Care

The New York Times | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Boston, Massachusetts Health Care, Boston Medical, Deval Patrick, Health Insurance, Universal Health Care, Medicaid, Massachusetts, Health Care, Politics News

A hospital that serves thousands of indigent Massachusetts residents sued the state on Wednesday, charging that its costly universal health care law i...

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Black Newspaper in Boston Suspends Publication, Lays Off 12

AP | RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media

Read More: African American Media, Newspapers, Black Media, Bay State Banner, Newspaper Industry, Boston, Media News

BOSTON — An African-American newspaper that covered Boston's busing riots of the 1970s, the fall of black political leaders and the rise of stat...

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Boston's Big Choice

Joe Trippi | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Boston, Ma, Yoon, Massachusetts, Politics News

Boston Mayor Tom Menino, an establishment, machine politician of 16 years is facing the first real challenge of his career.

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A Boston Police Station Reaches Out To Help The Homeless

The Boston Globe | Posted 08.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Homeless, Boston, Homelessness, Economic Crisis, Recession, Police Station, Business News

The A-1 police district knows all too well the plight of the homeless and the mentally ill, particularly during the winter when temperatures drop and ...

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Hot Dog Road Trip: A Patriotic Party Plan

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Push Cart, Sausage, Frankfurters, Nathan's, Atlanta, Weenie Royale, Red Hots, Nich Tahou's, Sabrett, Tonawanda, The Varsity, Italian Dog, New Jersey, Boston, New York, Rhode Island, Coleslaw, Rutt's Hut, Paterson Nj, July 4, Tube Steaks, Phoenix, Slawdog, Kayem, Weenies, Dogs, Independence Day, Coney Island, Tucson, Maine, Meat, Franks, Wieners, Hots, Wienies, Furters, Dodger Dogs, Wisconsin, Bratwurst, Corndog, Mustard, Eastwood, Greek, Flo's, Rochester, Cincinnati, Texas, Sonora, Fenway, Puka, Chicago Dog, Chicago Style Hot Dog, Vienna Beef, Chicago Food, Style News

If you're planning a cookout for this most patriotic of days, here's an opportunity to celebrate the American dream. Because hot dog culture is American history.

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Lydia Hearst From "Playboy" To Be Found In Boston Tonight

Boston Globe | Posted by Meredith Goldstein | Posted 07.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Playboy Cast Members, Lydia Hearst, Boston, Home News

Lydia Hearst (above) -- as in, the daughter of Patty and great-grandaughter of William Randolph -- may be in Boston tomorrow night. The Kendall Square...

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