by: Henry Epp
As part of an effort to help struggling cities outside of Boston, several Massachusetts legislators toured Holyoke Monday.
by: Kari Njiiri
Massachusetts animal health officials say an inquiry is underway into outbreaks of a highly contagious and deadly virus affecting dogs in two areas of the...
by: Henry Epp
Springfield has one of the state's highest rates of HIV and AIDS, according to statistics released by the state in 2011, one reason a cross-country tour by...
There is one basic question that keeps being asked about the U.S. auto industry: Is it on the rebound? "People ask a lot, is the auto industry back?" says Kristin Dziczek, a director at the Center for Automotive Research. "And it depends on what scale you want to look at." So if we're looking at scales, let's start with productivity. In this case, how many work hours it takes to build a car. Productivity in U.S. plants is 39 percent higher than it was in 2000. "Productivity has never been this high," Dziczek says.
President Barack Obama arrived in Boston Wednesday to headline a rally for Democrat Ed Markey, hoping to give him a boost over Republican Gabriel Gomez.
In their second debate last night, U.S. Senate Candidates Gomez and Markey were slightly less combative than in last week's debate in Boston.
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The politicians remember Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci whose funeral is today. Also on the 60th anniversary of the execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, their son talks about today's political climate, and Commentator Jeff Wagenheim contemplates the other boys of summer.
