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  sponsored by  The Boston Foundation The Best of  CommonWealth Beacon    OPINION Making the 250th anniversary of our founding matter March 23, 2025 By  Brian Boyles Next month, the eyes of the world will turn to Lexington and Concord. April 19 marks the first battle of the Revolutionary War -- the shot heard 'round the world -- and this year kicks off commemorations of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, events that will unfold across the nation through 2026.     Recent questions about Massachusetts’s readiness for the Semiquincentennial have focused on who bears responsibility for the preparations, how we compare to other states, and where and when the biggest celebrations will take place.  The milestone anniversary is a significant opportunity for economic development. The tourism industry in Massachusetts employs more than 150,000 people, and the coming year should benefit the residents and businesses who depend on trav...

FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS HAS AN OPPONENT, CHARLIE CRIST WHO HAS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT & IS DOING WELL IN THE POLLS.  September 16, 2022 Heather Cox Richardson Sep 17   The big story in the news over the past couple of days is that Florida governor Ron DeSantis chartered two planes to fly about 50 migrants, most of whom were from Venezuela, to Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. The story is still developing. Although DeSantis is the governor of Florida, the migrants appear to have come from Texas, and it currently appears that they were lured onto the planes—paid for with taxpayer money—with the false promise of work and housing in New York City or Boston. In addition, there are allegations from a lawyer working with the migrants that officials from the Department of Homeland Security falsified information about the migrants to set them up for automatic deportation. As I write this, it is not clear what their actual status is: have they applied for asylum ...

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