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Retired 87-year-old Bob McCreary pictured with his wife Nancy says this election “has to do with right and wrong.” Nancy added “Women’s issues and reproductive rights are crucial.” @johnguilfoil @TheScopeBoston #ElectionDay #Election2024
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Omar Nova, a 25-year old security officer, is feeling the division, but is hopeful that are future president will help us heal. “Regardless of who you vote for, we’re still one country,” he said. #election #presidentialelection #Election2024  #NUJournalism @TheScopeBoston
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For Shakira Velo, 27, of Jamaica Plain, Kamala Harris was an easy choice. “She knows how the struggle is,” Velo said. “She came from an immigrant family. I don’t even know her and I feel like I know her, you know what I mean? Vs. Trump, I get an eerie feeling.” @TheScopeBoston
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Sabrina Maloney, who has a 15-year old son, is concerned about the implications of removing the MCAS requirement. "I was one of the first ones that needed it in order to graduate... and is it fair if I take it away?" #bospoli @TheScopeBoston (1/3)
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Dorchester senior Lubia Bodden does not like politics, but feels that coming to the polls every year is important for her to have a voice. "I feel like some blood has been shed for me to give me this privilege [of voting]." #bospoli @TheScopeBoston (2/3)
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to hear from 4 people from 4 different universities/organizations all protesting at Northeastern today on why they’re here, read this piece from @alexacoultoff and i for @HuntNewsNU: huntnewsnu.com/77656/campus/…

Perspectives from the protest: Why Northeastern, other university, outside demonstrators are...

The encampment protest launched at Northeastern Thursday morning drew hundreds of Northeastern students to Centennial Common throughout the day. As the afternoon went on, groups of outside particip...

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In this episode of The Scope Podcast, audio editor @RebecaPereiraa hears from the Charles River Watershed Association's Max Rome on how these solutions work – and the conditions they're fighting to change. 🧵 2/2 Listen to the episode here: bit.ly/4azVakS
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Catch up with BFA Alum Sophie Pearson ’21 as she opens up about the journey of her artwork going viral on social media, lessons learned since art school, and their upcoming solo show: thescopeboston.org/9233/news… @TheScopeBoston

Sophie Pearson’s art is open to interpretation, not speculation

The street leading to artist Sophie Pearson’s home studio in Worcester is a rugged drive. Two shoddily-patched seams of cracked asphalt course down the length of the street and, without the obstruc...

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Today is Election Day! Get out and vote! Polling locations are open from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. across the City of Boston.
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Made my way to the State House today to chat with youth climate activists from @MAYouth4Climate for @TheScopeBoston 📰🌎 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if the kids are all like these ones, then they’re definitely all right!!!
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Nadeaya Frazier from Roxbury believes there are bigger underlying issues to fix in homelessness. “It’s the lack of fixing the other issues like housing issues, or jobs, financial distress.” @TheScopeBoston #bosselect_nu #bospoli #mapoli
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Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association smile for a photo with District 3 City Council candidate John FitzGerald. “I don’t live in Boston, but I’m here campaigning for candidates who support labor unions,” one of the campaigners said.
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“I see these office buildings that are sitting empty because nobody’s working in offices anymore," Leopold, who has lived in the South End for 20 years, said. "I don’t understand why they can’t be transitioned into housing." #bospoli #boselect_nu
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"Honestly, I feel more strongly about issues outside of my neighborhood," Jenny Leopold, 58, said. "I feel like we’re well represented but I feel like being a part of the process and modeling it for people across the country is important." #bospoli #boselect_nu
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Ruizhou Tan, 22, works in Chinese Unions, lives in Boston. He wished government can improve the road environment in Chinatown and provide housing subsidies. "Chinatown are dirty, uneven, crowded, and there's nowhere to park.”#bospoli #boselect_nu @TheScopeBoston
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#boselect_nu #bospoli @TheScopeBoston Adam Rogoff, age 54, is an attorney and business owner who “cares about the mayor’s progressive agenda and wants to see that supported.”
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Michael Huppe, a freelance editor from Jamaica Plain, is concerned about Mayor Wu’s policy to remove tents from Mass. and Cass. “It’s hard to fully support it when it’s not clear that everyone that is being removed has a place to go.” #boselect_nu #bospoli @TheScopeBoston xitter.cf/NoeliArteagaNYT/status…
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Lisa Searcy, Boston native, is the Director of Community Engagement for City Counciler Erin Murphy, who is up for re-election in today's election #boselect_nu #bospoli @TheScopeBoston
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Aly Madan, 32, is an immigration lawyer who says there is a "gap between city hall and what people need and want." The biggest issue that brought her to vote today is racial justice #boselect_nu #bospoli @TheScopeBoston
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“Our future, our destiny depends on our decisions” shares Rev. Willie Bodrick II, J.D. of Roxbury. He believes that housing and education are some of the most important issues to consider in this election. #bosselect_nu #bospoli @TheScopeBoston
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