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Queer Gazette readers have had enough discourse, thank you
See Something, Say Something #25: Petitioners call on the Daily Hampshire Gazette to curb the transphobic rhetoric in its opinion pages
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Chicopee police, The Boston Globe, and a surveillance tech company walk onto a panel…
See Something, Say Something #24: Axon representatives appeared alongside Chicopee’s acting police chief at the Globe’s “Tech Innovation Summit” in June
Western Massachusetts incumbents sweep primary elections
Incumbency topped fundraising and political alignment as the best predictor of success for local Democrats on Tuesday, despite a leftward swing seen elsewhere in the country.
Will Whalen vs. Neal be the next congressional upset for Democrats?
Educator Jeromie Whalen is hoping his ground game and progressive message will resonate enough to take on Richard Neal’s decades of experience and corporate cash.
Two self-described progressives vie for vacant Franklin County state representative seat
Greenfield City Council President Lora Wondolowski and Corinne Coryat, an aide to former Rep. Natalie Blais, will face off in Tuesday’s primary election.
Longtime Rep. Angelo Puppolo faces challenge from the left in Michael Lachenmeyer
Voters will decide in the Sept. 1 primary whether they’ll opt for Lachenmeyer’s progressive vision or stick with Puppolo’s decades of experience.
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