Topic: Dorchester (Massachusetts)
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Difference Maker
Jon Wilson helps victims talk with perpetrators - and find closure
When victims go behind bars to talk with those who did them harm, they receive something the legal system doesn't provide: a chance to find real closure, maybe even forgiveness.
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Haitians in Boston organize aid and wait for word from home
The Boston area has one of the largest Haitian populations in the US. The community is trying to overcome its shock to find ways to help Haiti after its devastating earthquake.
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The Vote
Violence mars 'Atlanta Housewives' show. Will Obama respond?
The death of Ashley “A.J.” Jewell follows the killing of an honors student in Chicago. Some African Americans criticize Obama for not addressing black-on-black violence.
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Supreme Court says criminal defendants can challenge forensic experts
Minority justices warn that the guilty 'will go free on the most technical grounds.'
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Boston's newest classrooms: schoolyards
In sprucing up playgrounds, the Boston Schoolyard Initiative has found a way to help kids learn.
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