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The Bay State Banner

Pass racial profiling legislation in Massachusetts

Thursday, May 3, 2012
We read with interest Suzanne Manneh’s piece, “Legislation attempt to end racial profiling,” Bay State Banner, April 26, 2012, about U.S. Senate hearings on a national racial profiling bill. We are writing to express support for...
El Planeta

Franklin Chang-Díaz: 'El espacio es como una droga'

Friday, April 27, 2012
Después de una semana en la cual ofreció varias charlas ante jóvenes hispanos de Lawrence y estudiantes latinos de Babson College, el astronauta Franklin Chang-Díaz –el primer latinoamericano en viajar al espacio con la NASA—tuvo el org...
Dorchester Reporter

Senator’s father will be inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame

Thursday, April 26, 2012
When she was a child, state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz had an advantage over her fellow students on Take Your Father to School Day: Franklin Chang-Diaz was an astronaut. Now in the private sector, he’ll be inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame on M...
El Mundo

Primer Latino al Salón de la Fama de Astronautas

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Franklin Chang-Díaz hizo historia viajando siete veces al espacio como astronauta de la NASA y ahora después de muchos años va a ser incorporado al Salón de la Fama de Astronautas en el Centro Espacial Kennedy. Tremendo honor...
Eagle Tribune

Nations' first Hispanic astronaut speaks in Lawrence

Monday, April 23, 2012
LAWRENCE - When he was a young man living in Costa Rica, Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz wrote a letter to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration saying he "wanted to come to the United States and be an astronaut."
Dorchester Reporter

Study explores the complexity of homelessness

Thursday, April 19, 2012
A few years ago, Tressalyn Carson and her three children were living in a motel in Brighton. Between working as an infant-toddler teacher and struggling to find a place to stay, living in temporary housing was a huge burden on Cars...
Boston Globe

Put teeth in seat-belt law, but ban racial profiling, too

Friday, April 6, 2012
SEAT BELT laws save lives, but Massachusetts is falling behind. The Commonwealth is one of a shrinking number of states that don’t give police officers permission to pull over drivers for failing to buckle up, a policy linked to dramatically high...
Somerville News

Shannon Grant finds supporters

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Officials welcomed citizens to the Massachusetts State House on Thursday morning to discuss Gov. Deval Patrick’s proposed funding increase for The Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative, known as the Shannon Grant. &nbs...
The Boston Phoenix

Standing Their Ground

Monday, April 2, 2012
It seems like every decent person in America is scorching over the Trayvon Martin killing. As the complex case continues to unfold, it only makes less sense how neighborhood-watch captain George Zimmerman could allegedly gun down the unarmed 17-year-ol...
Dorchester Reporter

Florida Shooting Puts Bay State "Stand Your Ground" bill in spotlight

Thursday, March 29, 2012
Members of Dorchester’s State House delegation are weighing in against a “Stand Your Ground” bill that would allow individuals to use deadly force if they felt threatened in public. “Stand your ground&...
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