Will Dowd

Yorkie buddy🐕. Potterhead⚡🦉. Public radio nut 🎙. Scribe & editor for @mhdindy 📰. Story💡? [email protected] (he/him)

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More than 300 student works fill Abbot Hall for the MHD VMS and HS Annual Spring Art Exhibition.
5 seniors curated the show to reveal something bigger than a gallery wall: what young artists can grow into.
Read the story: https://t.co/QQfko2LPhe #MarbleheadMA

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After exploring a run for Congress, a Marblehead attorney is now launching a bid for the 6th District seat on the Governor’s Council. She says judicial appointments, immigrant rights and constitutional protections are at the heart of her campaign. https://t.co/8mDfN8JioF #mapoli

[Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @RepPressley]

Sending my sincere condolences to Charlie Kirk’s family. Violence is unacceptable, always.

Though I disagree with nearly everything he said publicly, I never lose sight of others' humanity.

He was someone’s son. He was someone’s husband. He was a father to two young children.

Praying for the UVU community impacted by this horrific act of gun violence.

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This comes as #Marblehead heads to the polls on July 8: A judge has dismissed challenges to the MBTA Communities Act, reinforcing its enforceability. My article breaks down what this means for Marblehead's vote on multifamily zoning. #mapoli https://t.co/dyuFtfR8KX

[Maura Healey @maura_healey]

In 2024, Massachusetts was named the best state to live, the best state for women, the best state to raise a family, and the state with the best schools. For the first time, Massachusetts now has the highest median income in America.

If any other states are curious about how we did it, it's pretty straightforward. We've defended freedom and civil rights, invested in education, stood with workers, expanded healthcare, and encouraged innovation. And it doesn’t hurt that we drink a lot of iced coffee.

[Katie Lannan @katielannan]

Elizabeth Warren took the stage to Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5,” thanking MA voters for taking a chance on her 12 years ago, when she was elected the state’s first woman senator. Pledges to fight for more housing + to make child care more affordable. @GBHNews #mapoli

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#MarbleheadMA, in 2024 general election, chooses blue across the board; supports eliminating MCAS requirement https://t.co/yelKxFfrYF #mapoli

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Governor's Councilor Eileen R. Duff, in #MarbleheadMA, secured 7,889 votes (58.8%) in her race for Southern Essex District Register of Deeds, while Republican Jonathan Edward Ring received 3,922 votes (29.2%).

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We’re hearing that Essex County Clerk Thomas H. Driscoll Jr. was re-elected, extending his tenure since 2000. Facing challengers for the 1st time, he won Marblehead with 8,978 votes (66.3%). Independents Todd Angilly and Doris Rodriguez captured 1,485 &n 1,212 votes respectively.

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According to preliminary numbers, #MarbleheadMA opposed legalizing psychedelics (Question 4) — 11,581 votes against and 5,404 out of 13,549 votes.

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#MarbleheadMA backed Question 2 to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement by 6,699 to 6,529 — a 170-vote — margin Question 5 to raise tipped workers’ minimum wage was defeated 8,977 to 4,018.

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In #MarbleheadMA, VP Kamala Harris & Gov. Tim Walz received 9,129 votes (67.4%) — former Pres. Trump & Sen. Vance took 3,893 votes (28.7%), according to preliminary numbers. A decisive lead with 13,549 ballots cast out of 17,099 registered voters.

[Marty Baron @PostBaron]

On political endorsement https://t.co/e5OTZhylIE

This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty. @realdonaldtrump will see this as an invitation to further intimidate owner @jeffbezos (and others). Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.

[Will Dowd @WJD_Reporter]

5/5 She spoke to individual action: "There's always been this push and pull with climate. One is individuals can make a difference, and the other is individuals cannot make a difference." She challenged us to figure out ways to help people get involved to make a difference.

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1/5 At NEFAC’s 2024 Negri Institute, key takeaways from @BethBDaley’s climate-reporting session:

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4/5 Addressing opposition: Put yourself in others' shoes. Provide global context on how similar issues have played out. “Have a little bit of intellectual humility ... just lean into what other people are saying."

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Some people love to scare themselves in an already scary world − here’s the psychology of why https://t.co/L1inmun2l3 via @ConversationUS #SalemMA

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8/8 But ultimately, she notes, AI can only go so far: "We are in the business of knowledge ... documenting history as it happens, reporting, finding new stories and … adding new knowledge to our world. And that's not what these models are capable of.”

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1/9 At the 2024 NEFAC Negri Institute, @ByNikitaRoy , data scientist, journalist, and Harvard-recognized AI futurist, discussed the AI in journalism:
"This is as transformational as when the internet first came on scene and when newsrooms went from becoming from print to digital”

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7/8 "As journalists, we have to, very crucially, not think about our work just as the content that is getting out there. It's very much about connection to our community."