Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with massachusetts www.salem-news.com 2010 The State of Massachusetts issued an Amber Alert Thursday afternoon, 18 Feb. 2010, after a girl was abducted in Swansea earlier Thursday. The infant is one year old Jaylin Boudria, a white female with brown hair and eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink coat with a white hooded sweatshirt and jeans. http://salem-news.com/articles/february182010/amber_mass.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february182010/amber_mass.php Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:57:00 PST For the past seven plus years I have been learning everything I can about Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and what I have learned has caused me to know the true meaning of the word evil. You see seven years ago, I lost my only daughter - Jill at 29 years old. She had the misfortune of being prescribed OxyContin for a herniated disc. http://salem-news.com/articles/july272009/oxycontin_ms_7-27-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july272009/oxycontin_ms_7-27-09.php Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT The Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy today applauded U.S. Representative Barney Frank's (D-4th MA) announcement that he would introduce federal marijuana decriminalization legislation that parallels CSMP's statewide effort to create sound marijuana policies. Frank announced his bill to reform smalltime marijuana penalties – a position shared by the majority of Massachusetts voters – during his appearance on HBO’s "Real Time with Bill Maher" over the weekend. http://salem-news.com/articles/march242008/barney_pot_3-24-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march242008/barney_pot_3-24-08.php Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:53:00 PDT