Push is on to keep sex criminals locked up (Boston Globe) Attempts by prosecutors to keep convicted sex offenders locked up indefinitely even after they serve their prison sentences have reached an all-time high, as district attorneys use recent changes in Massachusetts law that expanded the pool of criminals considered potentially too dangerous to walk the streets, court officials say.

Law Fair bring 71 different schools (Technician) Number of law schools from across the nation - 71. Number of law schools from North Carolina - five. Expected attendance - at least 500.

A better bottle bill will make streets cleaner (The Enterprise) It doesn't make a lot of sense to have a bottle return law if you're going to exempt millions of bottles. So there is no good reason to oppose expanding Massachusetts "bottle bill" to fruit and sports drinks, which hardly existed when the law was first implemented in 1983.