Mar 17th, 2010 · Turkish novelist Elif Shafak's new novel, The Forty Rules of Love, takes us into the life of a middle-aged Jewish woman from central Massachusetts, who as a reader for a literary agent, has just picked up a copy of a novel by a modern Sufi mystic.
Mar 11th, 2010 · A Massachusetts sporting club is donating $10,000 to children's charities as part of a deal settling criminal charges in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi during a gun fair.
Mar 7th, 2010 · In his new book, former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney takes President Obama's foreign policy, economic recovery and national security plans to task while articulating his own ideas. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Romney about No Apology: The Case for American Greatness.
Mar 7th, 2010 · In his new book, former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney takes President Obama's foreign policy, economic recovery and national security plans to task while articulating his own ideas. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Romney about No Apology: The Case for American Greatness.
Mar 6th, 2010 · Public humiliation has long been used as a deterrence mechanism for everything from adultery to drunken driving. Now judges in Massachusetts are ordering companies guilty of crimes that harm the community of publicly acknowledge their wrongdoings in newspaper ads. Critics say the practice is more retribution than deterrence, though.
Mar 6th, 2010 · The clock is ticking at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. At a small Tudor-esque cottage on the campus of the women's college, students are attempting to read all the works of Shakespeare in 24 hours. They're calling the reading marathon "24 Shakes." Host Scott Simon speaks with Ashley Gramolini, president of the Wellesley College Shakespeare Society.
Mar 6th, 2010 · The clock is ticking at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. At a small Tudor-esque cottage on the campus of the women's college, students are attempting to read all the works of Shakespeare in 24 hours. They're calling the reading marathon "24 Shakes." Host Scott Simon speaks with Ashley Gramolini, president of the Wellesley College Shakespeare Society.
Feb 14th, 2010 · Even as the nation has made big progress in reducing smoking rates, the rates remain high among the poorest Americans. A program in Massachusetts shows that providing counseling and quitting medications can help: Smoking among low-income people in the program decreased by 26 percent.