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Walmart goes full-on Scrooge: De-schedules 15-year store veteran, others, amidst holiday rush without explanation

December 8, 2023

Family·Holiday·Labor·News·The System

On "Black Friday," the Pittsfield Walmart sent home a beloved employee of 15 years with no notice and no explanation.

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Pittsfield handling opioid settlement funds by the book

October 22, 2023

Community·Health·News·The System

Only five cities and towns in the Berkshires are required to report what how they spend their cut of the Commonwealth's $2

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Free-range, Insurgent Yoots — Natural. Necessary.

October 7, 2023

Columns·Growl·The System·Youth

Not entirely sure what the two little guys were doing out so late on a school night. Ten or eleven years old,

Parents, Educators Urge End to MCAS Graduation Requirement

August 28, 2023

Education·News·The System

Parents and educators in Massachusetts are joining forces to end the MCAS high school graduation requirement.

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New York Electeds & Community Experts Urge New York City to Enact Intro. No. 549 to End Solitary Confinement

August 2, 2023

Government·News·The System

Members of Congress introduced the End Solitary Confinement Act, new and historic legislation that would end solitary confinement in all federal custody

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Walmart goes full-on Scrooge: De-schedules 15-year store veteran, others, amidst holiday rush without explanation

Pittsfield handling opioid settlement funds by the book

Free-range, Insurgent Yoots — Natural. Necessary.

Parents, Educators Urge End to MCAS Graduation Requirement

New York Electeds & Community Experts Urge New York City to Enact Intro. No. 549 to End Solitary Confinement

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