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Touching

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Touching

7/10/26, Co-Host-Josh Silver

MTA President, about to become rank & file member, Max Page: a touching, feel-good story — the Tartan Army, school buses, the World Cup, a magnificent contribution, & Good Morning America; MTA accomplishments during his Presidency & his return to UMass; the labor movement’s recent past and immediate future.

Community Action’s Lev Ben-Ezra (Exec Dir) & Lisa LaPierre (Dir, Youth & Workforce Dev): a win-win-win for the community—well-paying jobs, free training while providing good and safe housing.

Political Gold with Josh Silver & his guest Joe Lyman: audit the legislature, the governor & the courts—really? Boston Globe investigations, transparency & public record requests. Touches a nerve.

Josh Silver on Maine’s U.S. Senate race—who will replace Graham Platner what qualities should the candidate have?

ArtBeat w/ Donnabelle Casis & Kiah Tinkham of Waterway Arts in Turners Falls: “Please Touch”— we tell you why.

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