State Sen. Stan Rosenberg of Amherst is among the leaders of a charge on Beacon Hill to amend how ballot questions ultimately make their way to Bay State voters.
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Rosenberg leads drive to modify ballot initiative process
Tags: ballot initative, Ballot initiative Strategy Center, Massachusetts Family Institute, Stan Rosenberg, state representative
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Colin Firth top notch in “The King’s Speech”
The King’s Speech was a hit both in the box office and at the Golden Globes.
Tags: "Colin Firth", "Guy Pearce", "King George VI", "Michael Gambon"
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Talk a lot, say nothing
The 2010 midterm elections were meant to serve as an American conservative revolution but the newly GOP-dominated House is already proving to be more of the same.
Tags: John Boehner
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Sarah Palin’s got tricks up her sleeve
Collegian columnist Shane Cronin analyzes former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her plans for the future. Will she continue to polarize America or will she be able to unite the country in time for the 2012 presidential campaign?
Tags: Sarah Palin
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What the midterm elections mean for Scott Brown
Collegian columnist Shane Cronin weighs in on the midterm elections’ implications for Senator Scott Brown. Will he ultimately lose to Massachusetts’ historical blue streak as he seeks reelection next year?
Tags: Scott Brown, U.S. Senate
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PCP: Four Loko is only the face of the issue
Collegian columnist Shane Cronin thinks that not only should Four Loko be banned, but all energy-alcoholic beverages as well. Four Loko is the face of a larger more dangerous culture.
Tags: FDA, Four Loko, Liquors 44, Wake Forest Study
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Vote ‘Yes’ on Question 3 Amherst
How are you going to vote on Nov. 2? Collegian columnist Shane Cronin thinks you should vote “Yes” on ballot Question 3, and rollback the Massachusetts sales tax to three percent.
Tags: Mid-term elections, question 3, sales tax
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The biggest scam ever
Collegian columnist Shane Cronin is sick of hearing about global warming and climate change. It’s all a big scam to shake down taxpayers. Don’t be fooled.
Tags: Arthur Robinson, global warming, Heritage Foundation, Kevin Knobloch, petitionproject.org, President of the Union of Concerned Scientists, Timothy Ball
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