Attleboro Democracy
MAY 18, 2013
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JUNE 13, 2013
MAY 16, 2013
Maiden Speech: Opposing the Death Penalty
by State Rep. Paul Heroux
Attleboro's new state representative has given his maiden speech on Beacon Hill. See it here!
From the Archive
The A.D.'s best pieces.
The President's College Savings Plan
by John Kerry
John Kerry is now Secretary of State. But when he was still Massachusetts' senior Senator, he took the time to write for the Democracy about President Obama's plan to help students pay for college. (Spring, 2012)
The View from the United Kingdom
by John Thurso, MP
The Attleboro Democracy featured its first international panel of commentary in our 2012 issue on the economy. One of those contributors was the Chair of the Finances and Services Committee for our cousins over the in the British House of Commons. (Fall, 2012)
by State Rep. Tom Conroy
The Attleboro Democracy covered health and health care back in the summer of 2012. Integral to this issue was the matter of making health care affordable. State Representative Tom Conroy describes many ways in which we can do so in this archived piece. (Summer, 2012)
If Johnny Can't Read, Lu Xiao Can
by Tobey Reed
In the People's Republic of China, students are learning English and studying abroad to compete with their American counterparts. As one Attleboro high school teacher writes, American kids need to keep up by learning about China if they don't want to be left in the dust. (Spring, 2012)
by Tim O'Neill
Back at the end of the 2011, the Occupy Movement began to make waves across the country. Although its influence has lessened as of late, one Attleboro citizen went down to an Occupy camp down in Providence, R.I. to see just what the fuss was all about. (Winter, 2012)
Corporations Aren't People. Period.
by Congressman Jim McGovern
The Supreme Court ruled in the 2010 case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that corporations were people, at least so far as election rights were concerned. But as Attleboro's former Congressman wrote back in the second edition of the A.D., corporations simply just aren't people, and shouldn't be treated like such. (Winter, 2012)
The Three E's: Economy, Environment, and Education
by State Senator Dan Wolf
In our edition on the environment, the Cape's eco-conscious State Senator wrote about how the economy, environmentalism and education all go hand in hand. (Winter, 2012)
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Just Another Scott Brown?
by Lee Harrison
Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez is running closely with Congressman Ed Markey. Is the Republican candidate Scott Brown 2.0, or something else entirely?
Being Completely Normal Living With Mental Illness
by State Rep. Paul Heroux
If you are living with bipolar disorder, you are not alone and there is hope. It might take a few years, it might take a few doctors or different medications, but there is always hope.
by State Rep. Paul Heroux
Why I vote the way I do – the ‘why’ matters immensely. And even when I vote with Republicans, opponents still accused me of voting with Democrats.
MAY 12, 2013
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by Andrew Meehan
After declaring he wasn't running for the United States Senate again, Scott Brown is rumored to be headed to TV instead.♦"
Scott Brown turned down the chance to re-run for the U.S. Senate. Because of that, the race has been entirely different.