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October 10, 2018 By JASON PRAMAS

FROM INJURY TO ACTION: A LABOR DAY REMEMBRANCE (PART III)

No more manual labor for me, though. That was over, given my damaged vertebrae. This time any temp assignments I took had to make use of my writing, editing, and research skills—which I had developed over the previous few years, despite not having a college degree.

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April 26, 2018 By JASON PRAMAS

TOWNIE: WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

  Or how tax breaks for fat cats relate to a defeat for Harvard management rats   April 26, 2018 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS   “Opportunity” for the few Gov. Charlie Baker submitted paperwork to the US Department of Treasury last week, according to the Republican, asking the federal government to consider 138 tracts in […]

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