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WGBH News Special Coverage: ELECTION 2012

On Island, Health Care Coverage Gaps Are Common

Nantucket is getting ready for summer — a busy time not just for vacationers but for the island's labor force. But there's a serious side to island living, especially for those residents who aren't employed all year round: a gap in health insurance coverage.
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Innovation Spotlight: Recycling Plastics

Banned in Concord, the plastic water bottle has become a symbol of waste. But an entire industry wants you to keep using plastic ... as long as you toss it in the blue bin. WGBH News finds there is, indeed, a future in plastics.
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AG Moves to Close Drunk-Driving Loophole

Massachusetts lawmakers are trying to change a part of the state's drunk driving law that advocates say could let thousands of drunk drivers get back on the road sooner than expected.
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This Week in State Politics: On TV and in D.C.
Gov. Deval Patrick welcomes cable industry executives and celebrities to Boston, Lt. Gov. Tim Murray travels to the Pentagon and the state House and Senate debate spending and jobs.
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Powering Innovation With Education
Is our education system training young Americans for an innovative future? We ask innovators and teachers about the future of math and science education.
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Highlights from Yelp Reviews of MBTA Stations
You're on the platform. You're waiting for the T. You have an opinion. We read it, and understand.
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How Three Minutes Changed a Father's Life
Author Buzz Bissinger talks about his new memoir, Father's Day, that chronicles a road trip he took with his special-needs son.

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Xconomy Report: From Technology to the Tea Party
Thomas Massie started a tech company and moved West ... and then moved back to Kentucky, where he's a Tea Party darling and favored to win the Republican nomination for Congress.
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From The WGBH Vault: Jean Shepherd at Fenway Park
Jean Shepherd, New York radio icon and a diehard Chicago White Sox fan, offers up a bittersweet song of praise for Boston’s great ballpark.
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After a Tragedy, Life Jackets at Camp
A grieving father is calling for legislation at the Massachusetts State House aimed at preventing child drownings.
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WGBH News Focus: The MBTA

Title Love it or hate it, the Mass. Bay Transportation Authority affects nearly everyone in greater Boston — and it's in crisis. COMPLETE COVERAGE


WGBH News Focus: Health Care on Trial

Title Last week, WGBH News shone a spotlight on the Affordable Care Act: the Supreme Court arguments and analysis, plus features and conversations illuminating the many facets of health care. FULL WGBH NEWS COVERAGE


The State Integrity Project

Title When Tim Cahill was indicted on April 2, it was yet another reminder of the state's patchy record on corruption. WGBH News is exploring the risk for corruption in Massachusetts as part of a nationwide initiative.


A Local Perspective on Global Warming: Complete Series

Title Temperatures are increasing, weather is getting more erratic and sea levels are rising. What should we do?


Mayor Kevin White: Complete WGBH News Coverage

Title Former Boston mayor Kevin White died on Jan. 27, 2012 at the age of 82. We look back at his legacy over four terms of change with interviews, analysis and exclusive WGBH archival footage.


WGBH Election Central

Title Mitt Romney has half the delegates he needs for the GOP nomination. What will this Tuesday's races bring? Get results from The Associated Press and check out WGBH's election coverage. READ MORE


Spotlight on the 2012 Mass. Senate Race

Title As Sen. Scott Brown officially launches his bid for re-election, WGBH News has coverage of the rally plus new interviews with his Democratic competition: Marisa DeFranco, Jim King and Elizabeth Warren — who responds to Brown's kickoff speech swipe. WGBH ELECTION CENTRAL


From The WGBH Vault: Martin Luther King Jr.

Title We step into WGBH's archives to glimpse a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement with exclusive interviews from three giants: Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin and Malcolm X.


WGBH Occupy Boston Coverage

Title The Occupy movement's appearance in Boston has been one of the area's biggest stories this fall. From the beginning, WGBH News has been on the scene.


Power Struggle: The Fight Over Pilgrim Nuclear

Title The owners of the 39-year-old Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth have applied for a 20-year extension. Opponents question its safety, especially after its sister plant experienced explosions and likely meltdowns this year in Fukushima, Japan. In a three-part series, WGBH News reports on the controversy.


Inmates' Access To DNA Evidence: Part Two

Title Legislators are considering a bill that would allow inmates access to DNA evidence that was critical to their convictions. Advocates say the law can help free the innocent. Opponents believe the bill might serve to assist the guilty.
  INMATES' ACCESS TO DNA EVIDENCE: PART ONE


The Death of DJ Henry: Complete Coverage from WGBH News

Title WGBH News has been covering the shooting death of Danroy “DJ” Henry, the Pace University football player from Easton, Massachusetts, since it happened in October 2010. Since the shooting, Henry’s death has continued to stir controversy over issues of police training and race.


Facing Alzheimer's: The Caregivers' Challenge

Title The Alzheimer's caregivers’ story is often one of sustained stress, exhaustion and isolation. Rates of depression, poor nutrition and chronic disease among caregivers of Alzheimer's patients are higher than for non-caregivers.This week, WGBH's Sean Corcoran explores the challenges of caring for Massachusetts' more than 120,000 Alzheimers' patients.


WGBH Human Trafficking Series Wins Edward R. Murrow Award

Title In recent years, law enforcement officials in Rhode Island and Massachusetts have reported increases in human trafficking, and by some estimates there are around 20,000 victims brought into the United States each year. READ MORE


The Falmouth Experience: Complete Series

Title Some residents of Falmouth, Mass. say they're suffering headaches, insomnia and depression because of a 400-foot tall town-owned wind turbine that began operating there last year. Most scientists say wind turbines don't cause health problems, but the experience of residents has strengthened anti-wind sentiment in the region.


WGBH Special Report: Recognizing Bruce

Title WGBH's Phillip Martin profiles a veteran who lived on the streets of Cambridge for 10 years -- but it's not just a story of homelessness. It is also about a man who has lived a life of both privilege and deprivation.  It is a story about unheralded artistry. And it is about the acknowledgement of individuals who have grown accustomed to being invisible and unknown. 


Blue Hill Avenue: If A Street Could Speak

Title Join WGBH's Phillip Martin for a closer look at Blue Hill Avenue, which connects Roxbury to Milton and the past to the present.


Monitoring The Coastlines On Climatide

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Climatide, a new blog from WGBH, WCAI and NPR's Argo Network, chronicles how global warming is changing life on Cape Cod, day by day.

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