Word: middlesex
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...write-in campaign after losing the Democratic primary by 49 votes, must make sure that voters remember to write in her name using the stickers she has provided. Meanwhile Thompson is struggling to retain the advantage of having his name appear alone on the ballot in the 28th Middlesex District...
THREE WEEKS ago, a Middlesex County judge sentenced Edward H. Washburn '64 to a five year suspended sentence and ordered him to refrain from associating with minors in a professional setting, perform 1000 hours of community service and contribute $5000 towards the therapy of his victims. The victims where three children, one of whom--a 13-year-old boy--Washburn raped...
...EXPLANATION for Washburn's light sentence seems to be that imprisoning one capable of contributions as great as those Washburn may yet make would be a disservice to society. The Middlesex County court was innundated with letters from prominent Bostonians--and 30 from Harvard students--praising Washburn as a wonderful man. His father, curator of the Museum of Science for more than 40 years and well-known philanthropist, is a wonderful man too. Why should such a family suffer? Haven't they already suffered enough? The heart just bleeds...
...letter in my mailbox last spring from the Cambridge District Court told me that I had been selected for jury duty. Students in Middlesex County are not exempt from serving, so I filled in my confirmation form and waited for an assignment...
When the day arrived, I got up at 8:00 a.m. and made it on time to the Middlesex County Courthouse. There were at least 300 people in the room, and I was impressed by the obvious differences in age, education and economic background. As we carefully watched a videotape explaining what we could expect and what our responsibilities were, I felt a real sense of accomplishment--for a system that could bring together so many different people for a single purpose...