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...only choose how they punish use of the drug, not whether or not it is illegal. The new law, which was inserted into The General Laws of Massachusetts, chapter 94C, section 32L, actually reads, “possession of one ounce or less of marihuana shall only be a civil [rather than criminal] offense, subjecting an offender who is eighteen years of age or older to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars and forfeiture of the marihuana, but not to any other form of criminal or civil punishment or disqualification.” In Massachusetts that is, small-scale...
Exposed to politics at a young age—her father was a civil rights adviser to President Lyndon B. Johnson—Alexander has used her prowess with words to write about race, class, and gender...
...revolutionaries became symbols of an enduring resistance against America and its values less than 100 miles from U.S. soil. Fidel Castro and his regime have since outlasted 10 U.S. presidents, the fall of the Soviet Union, Deng Xiaoping’s market reforms in China, and both the civil rights movement in America and the election of the first African-American president. Despite history, it seems, Cuba marches...
What are called "bird and wildlife strikes" have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to U.S. civil and military aviation over the years, as well as loss of life. Says Todd Curtis, founder of Airsafe.com and an expert in aviation service: "The risk is real. Birds are a threat every day, but only on rare occasion do you have them causing a crash." He explains that an Airbus A320, the type of plane involved in the crash, has an engine designed to sustain damage from up to a 4-lb. bird. "The real hazard is if you have...
...black churches and other community groups to plan a local health fair for later this summer. The Randallstown group has partnered with Urban Influence magazine, which targets black professionals, to organize a training session in Baltimore on the Saturday before Inauguration for community groups, withworkshops on everything from the civil rights of protesters to the use of stock proxies in engaging corporations. Political events like this will take place alongside apolitical blood, food and book drives. (There are 81 events listed within a 10-mile radius of Baltimore as of Thursday...