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On Saturday, November 18 at 7 p.m., the eminent jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan will be celebrating her 95th birthday.  She will be singing as part of a special

In this episode of Two Minute Tirade, Douglas Christian takes you behind the scenes of the unprecedented crisis in the House of Representatives following the ousting of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Why did he lose his position, and what does it mean for America's governance, especially as a critical deadline for government funding approaches? Tune in to find out.

Our government appears to be headed for a shutdown in a little over a week unless Kevin McCarthy’s House Toddler Caucus, as Susan Glasser calls his MAGA Republicans, agree to negotiate a deal. Glasser laments that, “the rage of the toddlers now threatens to take the entire government down. For what? To prove, once again, that these are not serious people on whom we have bestowed great power?”

What's the grand accusation against President Biden? Even MAGA Republicans can't answer that with concrete evidence, and yet they plunge headfirst into political spectacle.

Called a “passionate advocate of developmentally appropriate, immersive learning” and a “guiding light” by members of organizations she lent her time to, Sarah Gray Gund is a person who has left her mark on Riverdale and the special educational field.

Where exactly does it say that being a candidate during an election grants one a get-out-of-jail-free card? The last time I checked, the law was supposed to apply equally to every citizen of this great nation.

Sarah Gund died unexpectedly but peacefully in a Boston hospital on the evening of Aug. 17, 2023 after suffering an aneurysm. She was surrounded by her husband, her children and grandchildren, step-children and their children, and some beloved friends. She was 81.

Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based correspondent for NPR's National Desk. He has reported on major events for the network from wars and revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa to historic wildfires and terrorist attacks in the U.S.

Richard Payne Evans, of North Chelmsford and formerly of Lexington, died on June 30, 2023.