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Financial meltdown tests Patrick, Mass. leaders

As a candidate for governor, Deval Patrick vowed to reinvigorate the economy, usher in an era of green technology and make Massachusetts a biotech hub - all while fighting to lower property taxes. More »

Hub anti-war rally lacking in diversity

Several hundred activists gathered at Boston Common last Saturday to call for an end to the U.S.-led war in Iraq, but some rally participants said they were troubled by the lack of people of color in attendance. More »

Born premature, Dot teen now sets sights on pre-med

When Uniqua Mason was born on Oct. 15, 1991, she weighed just 1 pound, 14 ounces. Her mother, Janella, gave birth after a pregnancy that lasted only 24 weeks. More »

Red Sox Mentoring Challenge helps to find mentors for kids

Mentoring provides a wealth of benefits to children, including improved grades, self-esteem and prevention of risky behaviors. Yet in Massachusetts alone, nearly 5,000 children are waiting for mentors. In fact, many of those children have been on those lists for six months or more because of a severe shortage of volunteers, according to Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP), the statewide umbrella agency for youth mentoring in Massachusetts. More »

Mentoring has many faces

Imagine this: a caring adult enters a child's life, and through the basic acts of spending time, and being both a good listener and dependable, incredible things start to happen to both mentor and mentee. More »