Lost and found: A Sudanese love story
Daniela Caride
Rebecca Madut and James Deng were deeply in love.
After dating for three years, they got married in 2004 at the First Lutheran Church in Lynn. Sudanese and American guests rejoiced with a banquet of African dishes served at the church’s hall after the ceremony.
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Protecting witnesses an uphill political fight
David Pomerantz
As Boston’s 2007 homicide count continues to rise, some politicians are trying to devote resources to help murder witnesses come forward and aid law enforcement authorities.
City Councilor Rob Consalvo has called for a hearing to propose a program that would offer anyone who provides information that leads to a homicide arrest a $10,000 reward through the Boston Police Crime Stoppers Tipline. Full story
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Ivy League’s female leaders talk gender equality
Jesse Harlan Alderman
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Ruth Simmons says she once wrote the best essay in her literature class only to have one of her Harvard University professors shun her because she was black, or a woman, or both.
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Witness safety
— a priority
Boston police have arrested two suspects for the March 24 murder of Chiara Levin, a University of Michigan graduate who was visiting from New York. With only six arrests made in the 20 homicides committed this year, it was encouraging for people to see that the police can sometimes be effective.
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OPINION
We must stem gun violence
— Marian Wright Edelman
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Venezuelan reader checks in with a rude awakening about Boston public housing
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