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I’m With Her

July 29, 2016by dryanshea Leave a comment

Endorsement: Hillary Clinton for President of the United States A truly extraordinary woman shook this year’s Democratic National Convention. Jerry Emmett was born in 1914, four years before she won the right […]

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Orlando

June 21, 2016by dryanshea Leave a comment

We don’t have the words to describe the pain of Orlando. But we have to try. I wasn’t scared when I came out. Some people teased and taunted, but no more […]

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Mother’s Day

May 8, 2016by dryanshea Leave a comment

For Debra Hutchinson (November 22, 1962 – November 28, 2015) For better or worse, there are days and moments you never forget. Your first kiss, your college graduation, the morning of September […]

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The Great Thaw

March 21, 2016by dryanshea Leave a comment

¿Viva la revolucion? ¡Viva la diplomacia! José Martí International Airport stands less than ten miles from Havana. Fifty years ago, the Central Intelligence Agency destroyed the airfield to ground Cuban […]

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Girl Power

January 7, 2016by dryanshea Leave a comment

Four powerful women — two old, two new — are taking charge at Boston City Hall When Ayanna Pressley won election in 2009, she became one of just two women serving on the […]

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Raise a Glass

December 29, 2015by dryanshea Leave a comment

The Boston City Council gets fun and frugal with BYOB Tired of waiting for your favorite neighborhood restaurant to pony up the cash for a liquor license? Grab a bottle and […]

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Hallelujah

December 4, 2015by dryanshea Leave a comment

For Debra Hutchinson, Beloved mother, daughter, wife, and friend: Life isn’t fair. It’s not fair that I lost my parents. It’s not fair that my stepfather lost his wife. It’s […]

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