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The carefully crafted detailed community plans, the robust discussions about poverty reduction, the emotional, personal stories, and the small successes by the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction is far …

Withholding artificial nutrition and hydration from a patient in a persistent vegetative state amounts to “euthanasia by omission,” said the former president of the World Federation of Catholic Medical …

Jim Butler is publisher of The Weekly Compass. He lives in New Bedford. July 25, 2008 6:00 AM I would like to take this opportunity to applaud Standard-Times Editor Bob Unger for recently giving appreciative …

He battles Mother Nature’s crop-damaging droughts and deluges. He fights with ravenous insects and fends off wild animals.

Growing your own food can provide a rewarding sense of accomplishment and a source of nutrition right in your own backyard.

Q: The idea of an extended school day is being talked about in our town. We moved here to get the education we want for our two children, and we think this is a wonderful idea.

Friday, 25 July 2008, 4:01 pm Press Release: Massey University Friday, July 25, 2008 Canada lecture invitation provides international recognition for Riddet Institute co-director Professor Paul Moughan has been …

OK FOR SOME: Previously it was recommended that children between 12 months and 2 years of age be on whole milk but now doctors think low-fat milk may be appropriate for kids at risk of becoming overweight.

If it was a shuttle launch, you might say T-minus 17 and counting. Since it isn’t, we can only say, “17 days until school starts!” As the countdown clock ticks away to that first school bell of 2008-09, both …