State’s gateway cities need a new opportunity to flower
Massachusetts needs a firmer compact with its “gateway cities,” the mid-sized urban areas that suffer proportionally higher rates of poverty, crime, and need for social services. The state should offer new programs to help the cities in exchange for municipal reforms that can free up even more money for revitalization.
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How to Avoid Awkward Family Moments
‘Tis the season to bond with loved ones — to sip hot toddies by the fire and hope that none of your regifts are recognizable to this year’s recipient.
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Failing children’s services now rated excellent
THE woman who transformed Oldham’s children’s services from rock bottom to the top rating in seven years is going out on a high. Veronica Jackson took over in 2003 when a Government minister threatened to privatise the failing council department.
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Group: Vermont budget cuts causing harm
Vermont is failing to protect economic and social rights as it shrinks government spending and services, a report produced by the Vermont Workers’ Center has concluded.
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