LOCAL NEWS
Coakley lukewarm in black communityAs one poll after another predicted a tight race for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy, political activist Bob Marshall grew worried. More » |
A tale of two parties: Energized GOP; subdued democratsOn election night, amid a spotty crowd of Martha Coakley supporters at the Boston Sheraton Hotel, a deflated state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz cut right to the chase. More » |
Du Bois' legacy and childhood home lives on in Western MAGREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - On Route 23 west of Great Barrington, just north of Root Pond, only a few signs and a small, gravel parking lot mark the spot where once stood the childhood home of W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the 20th century's most prolific intellectuals. More » |
Mass. Gov. Patrick urges voters to channel angerGov. Deval Patrick, delivering his state of the state address just two days after the surprise election of Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate, urged voters to channel their anger in a positive direction. More » |
Some blacks support Brown on education, businessThey were not all that visible during the campaign, but U.S. Senator-elect Scott Brown does have his African American supporters, who say he has established a record of being in tune with black interests when it comes to education and minority business issues. More » |
