Keller @ Large: Problems With The Quahog Bill
We need more civic education and activism among our young people, not less. But, I'm afraid I have a problem with their bill to make the quahog the official shellfish of Massachusetts.
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We need more civic education and activism among our young people, not less. But, I'm afraid I have a problem with their bill to make the quahog the official shellfish of Massachusetts.
The lowly quahog will be the official shellfish of Massachusetts if a bill making its way through the Statehouse becomes law.
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