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Rolling Along Massachusetts had already legalized medical marijuana when voters were faced with another question in late 2016: whether to legalize cannabis for recreational use. The vote wasn’t close, sailing […]
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Aiming High Payton Shubrick always wanted to effect change in the world. She never thought it would be through a product that was, for most of her life, illegal. Specifically, […]
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Critical Condition Workforce challenges are common to virtually every industry these days — in fact, it’s the dominant economic story of our time, affecting everything from wages to employee relations […]
Shot in the Arm Following updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Baker-Polito administration has outlined how families in Massachusetts can access Pfizer COVID-19 pediatric […]
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‘A Wonderful, Wonderful Fit’ Dr. Lynnette Watkins says she is most definitely her father’s daughter. By that, she meant she is a second-generation ophthalmologist, following the lead set by […]
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Danger Zone By Mark Morris According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the national suicide rate declined slightly in 2019, the last year for which full statistics […]
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Growing Concerns Everyone has seen the dispensaries and other cannabis businesses sprouting up in communities across Massachusetts — and the long lines of customers often stretching out the door. And […]
A Front-row Seat Bruce Stebbins remembers the time during his tenure on the Massachusetts Gaming Commission when that body was essentially subleasing some of its space on Federal Street in […]
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Blurred Lines During the pandemic, work arrangements were, in some ways, clearer than they are now — in short, remote work was the norm. Now, however, businesses and their employees […]
Avoiding the Pitfalls Tim Netkovick calls it the “kicker” in the law — and it’s a kick that could bruise an unsuspecting employer. The law in question is the state’s […]
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An Anxious Transition While the economic reopening is being called the ‘new normal,’ things aren’t back to normal, really — at least not by pre-pandemic standards. With COVID-19 still lingering, […]
Disrupting the Cycle The past year has been a difficult one in many ways, Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capula said. “It’s been a tough time with COVID. We’ve had a lot […]
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Youth in Crisis Let’s face it — the past year of COVID-19 has probably been tough on you, in any number of ways that weigh on your peace of mind. […]
Mental Block The health anxieties, economic stresses, substance abuse, and feelings of isolation exacerbated by COVID-19 aren’t exactly new, Dr. Barry Sarvet says. And they won’t fade when the pandemic […]
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The Next Step By Mark Morris As we age, it’s not unusual for our joints to become worn down from decades of use. For most people, their knees, hips, […]