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Gay-Marriage Win; Progressive Agenda Loss?

Boston Phoenix | July 15, 2010

Gay-rights supporters won a huge victory on July 8, when a federal judge in Boston ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act -- the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman, thereby denying legally married same-sex couples important federal benefits -- was unconstitutional.

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One Couple Questions the Legality of Straight Marriagenew

If the New York State Senate does not address, or votes down, same-sex marriage before the end of this year, Matthew D'Olimpio and Rachel Murch D'Olimpio, a Brooklyn couple, will seek to have their marriage officially annulled on the grounds that it is "discriminatory and unconstitutional."

Boston Phoenix | Deirdre Fulton | 12-02-2009 | Children & Families

Tags: Special Interest Groups, marriage, weddings, same-sex marriage, Boston University, Brooklyn, relationships

Why Wind Power Blowsnew

Those who want to run straight for the first ridgetop and put up a turbine might want to slow down a second. In addition to its distinct advantages, wind power has real drawbacks that must be addressed before it is hailed as our global-warming savior.

Boston Phoenix | Deirdre Fulton | 08-19-2009 | Environment

Tags: alternative energy, environment, global warming, wind power

Help Is On the Way For Student Borrowersnew

Each month, with miserable certitude, the snail-mailboxes of middle-class twenty- and thirtysomethings are stuffed with student-loan bills, from both federal and private lenders. The balance seems to remain stagnant, even as we mail in check after check. But a new federal program that went into effect on July 1 aims to help overburdened student borrowers.

Boston Phoenix | Deirdre Fulton | 07-09-2009 | Education

Tags: College Cost Reduction and Access Act, Income Based Repayment plan, student loans

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