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...Crimson, however, was unable to break through in the first 45 minutes with the wind at its back. Harvard managed five shots, but only junior Brian Grimm’s effort forced Massachusetts??s All-American senior goalkeeper Zack Simmons into a save...
...Harvard is relishing its status as underdog.“You can see from the last two years that it’s not as predictable as you would think,” junior Kwaku Nyamekye said. “Anything can happen.”Massachusetts?? run in the tournament last year serves as proof of that. But while their 2007 performance may have come as a surprise, the Minutemen returned the bulk of the squad, and their combination of size and experience means that nobody will take them for granted...
...Despite the apparent success of Massachusetts??s incentives, incorrect budget estimations and other indiscretions have caused some other states to lose money in developing their film industries. Not everyone is convinced that Massachusetts can successfully avoid the challenges that others have faced, especially in an industry that has, until two years ago, been relatively nonexistent in the state. While proponents of film incentives argue that movies have continued to fare well despite past economic downturns, history may not be completely reliable as a predictive tool...
...Closer to home, Massachusetts??s voters banned greyhound racing. In doing so, voters sent a clear condemnation of keeping active dogs in tight wire cages for 20 or more hours a day. They also rejected the notion that a sport propped up by state-sponsored gambling (a 1986 state law granted the racetracks subsidies and tax breaks) can be a bastion of free market liberalism. The vote made Massachusetts the 35th state to no longer participate in a pastime that, with 800 injuries on this state’s tracks alone since...
...Massachusetts??s voters saw it differently. They remembered that greyhound racing has been controversial since it first took place in Massachusetts in 1935—one reason why attendance numbers have been falling for the last few decades. By contrast, they saw compassion to animals as a more enduring tradition—the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which spearheaded the Proposition, was founded in 1868. In favoring this legacy, voters continued a tradition that dates back to 1641, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony passed what was likely the first animal protection...