Cambridge forum digs into race, class issues
CAMBRIDGE - Mayor E. Denise Simmons continued a decades-long city tradition last Thursday, hosting a community discussion of race- and class-related matters in the Sullivan Chamber of Cambridge City Hall. More »
Haitians welcome Clinton appointment as U.N. envoy
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Former President Bill Clinton became the U.N.'s first special envoy to Haiti last Tuesday, bringing an unmatched combination of local popularity and global star power to help a country devastated by political turmoil, poverty and natural disasters. More »
Troubled Lawrence schools chief faces new problems
In his nine years as Lawrence's school superintendent, Wilfredo Laboy has been a lightning rod for criticism in the poor, heavily Latino city. The 58-year-old educator failed a state literacy test three times, got into a physical altercation with a former school committee member and billed the city for running boards on a city-leased SUV so his wife could get in and out easier when wearing high heels. More »
Conn. House endorses apology for slavery
HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut may soon become the second Northern state to apologize for slavery, segregation and other racist policies its lawmakers once condoned. More »
