Workshop Offers Back to School Advice

1. Today is going to be sunny with a high near 82 degrees and a low of 60, according to the National Weather Service.

2. Massachusetts politician are speaking out against Rep. Todd Akin's rape comment. Akin, a Republican from Missouri, implied women who are raped could shut down their reproductive organs. Sen. Scott Brown and his challenger Elizabeth Warren used Twitter to speak out. You can .

3. The Massachusetts Democratic Party also wrote Sen. Scott Brown has donated thousands of dollars to fellow Republican candidates after they sponsored legislation to redefine rape as “forcible rape”. See .

4.  is offering a workshop to help parents and children make a smooth transition back to school. It will provide strategies to help with everyone cope with the changes. Space is limited. .

5. The winner of the Patch Pet Photo Contest has been announced. to see which adorable pet won.

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