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Jess Cain's Mommy and Daddy Awards

Jess Cain's Town Songs

Jess Cain's New Football Rules

Jess Cain's Easy Judge

Jess Cain's Beeple

Jess Cain's Overdue Book Stakeout

Jess Cain's They're Taking the Ivey From Harvard

Jess Cain's End Of The Word

Jess Cain on The Jordan Rich Show part 3
The legendary radio host was interviewed by Morgan White on April 15, 2007.

Jess Cain's Frank Purdue

Jess Cain on The Jordan Rich Show part 2
The legendary radio host was interviewed by Morgan White on April 15, 2007.

Jess Cain's Father and Son Hunt

Jess Cain on The Jordan Rich Show part 1
The legendary radio host was interviewed by Morgan White on April 15, 2007.

Jess Cain's Celtic Green Blues

Jess Cain's Remember Sandlot Baseball

Jess Cain's Red Sox Song

Jess Cain's Sidney Flack: National Dairy Council Cow

Jess Cain's Castro Golf

Jess Cain's Opening Day

Katrina 2 Years Later: Emily DeMoore
WBZ's Lisa Meyer talks with Emily DeMoore about her new life in Massachusetts.

Katrina 2 Years Later: Earl Haynes
WBZ's Lisa Meyer talks with one business owner looking at starting over in the Northeast.

Katrina 2 Years Later: Vanessa Johnson
WBZ's Lisa Meyer talks to Vanessa Johnson about how Katrina has changed her life.

How families cope when a loved one is deployed
Chris Burritt, Jennifer Johnson, DeeDee Rice, and Jackie Ceurvels talk to WBZ's Lisa Meyer about the relative isolation of Guard families when their soldier deploys.

MA guardsman talks about being deployed in Iraq
Staff Sergeant Shane Rioux talks with WBZ's Lisa Meyer from Baghdad.

Is the National Guard being misued by the Pentagon?
Dr. James Currie, Colonel, U.S. Army(ret.)and Professor, National Defense University, Washington D.C.,is the co-author of the official history of the U.S. Army Reserve "Twice the Citizen".

The personal and public ramifications of being deployed
Major General Kenneth Clark is the Adjutant General of the New Hampshire National Guard.

Jon Mattleman, head of the Needham Youth Commission
Jon Mattleman, head of the Needham Youth Commission, gives parents some tips for connecting with their teens and alleviating some of the stress.

Family Therapist and Harvard admissions interviewer Carleton Kendrick
Carleton Kendrick talks about the "playbook" for stress

Family Therapist and Harvard admissions interviewer Carleton Kendrick
Carleton Kendrick talks to WBZ's Laurie Kirby about an important question every parent should ask themselves.

Teens and Stress Part 5
We've heard what the teens have to say, and in the final part of our series, we hear from the parents.

Teens and Stress Part 4
When Teenage Angst...turns to anger...in part four of Laurie Kirby's weeklong series ..... Teens and Stress.

Teens and Stress Part 3
More on the Academics of Stress, in part three of Laurie Kirby's weeklong series ... Teens and Stress.

Teens and Stress Part 2
The Academics of Stress, in part two of Laurie Kirby's weeklong series.... Teens and Stress.

Teens and Stress Part 1
Why is this generation so stressed out? WBZ' s Laurie Kirby reports in part one of Teens and Stress.

Tax Tips 58
How to extend filing deadline.

Tax Tips 57
How you treat Health Savings Account on your Tax Return.

Tax Tips 56
Rules changed for donating used items in order to get tax deductions.

Tax Tips 55
Some income that isn't taxable.

Tax Tips 54
You can now deduct State Sales Tax on your Federal Income Tax

Tax Tips 53
Watch out for your identity being stolen.

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Pelosi: Hill closing in on health care overhaul

President Barack Obama put off the start of a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as the White House and senior Democrats reached for agreement on long-stalled health care legislation they hope to push through Congress within days. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is voicing fresh confidence there are enough votes to pass sweeping health care legislation, saying lawmakers are "one day closer" to a historic achievement. Summing up intense work to get the measure through Congress, Pelosi told reporters on Capitol Hill she felt "very exhilarated" by the tone of conversation in a caucus of Democrats Friday morning. She said, "We stand ready to stay as long as necessary" to finish the bill, which has been heavily debated for well over a year.

Cities and towns face local aid cut up to 4 percent

Legislative budget leaders say Massachusetts cities and towns should expect a cut in state aid next year, but it won't be more than 4 percent. In a joint statement Friday, Senate Ways and Means Chairman Steven Panagiotakos and his House counterpart, Rep. Charles Murphy, said state education funding will also be held at so-called "foundation" levels. Gov. Deval Patrick drafted a budget that avoided cuts to state funding for schools and municipal services such as police and fire.

CT. AG investigating Toyota problems

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he's investigating Toyota's response to vehicle accelerator problems after three Camry crashes in Connecticut this week.

NFL's Goodell to speak at UMass-Lowell graduation

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell is scheduled to deliver the address at the University of Massachusetts Lowell's commencement.

Baby death suspect held without bail

A Massachusetts man accused of killing a 15-month old boy in Bangor, Maine, will remain jailed indefinitely while awaiting trial.

VT says "no" to plan to dump dioxins at landfill

The state of Vermont is rejecting a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to dispose of 33,000 tons of hazardous soil from Massachusetts at a Moretown landfill.

Lynn restaurant shooter pleads not guilty

The New Hampshire man accused of opening fire with an AK-47 assault rifle at a Lynn restaurant after a worker refused to serve him a beer has been ordered held without bail.

NH student critical after electric class accident

An 18-year-old New Hampshire high school student remains hospitalized in critical condition after suffering an electrical shock in class.

Tax changes proposed to boost business, create jobs

The Massachusetts Senate will consider a series of corporate tax policy changes aimed at helping grow small businesses and spawn new companies. Senate President Therese Murray announced the proposed changes Friday at an Associated Industries of Massachusetts breakfast in Waltham. Murray describes the proposals as a way “to create a more favorable and stable business tax climate.” She descirbed the proposals as “relatively low cost” , but didn't give any estimates. Murray cited a study showing that between 1990 and 2007, the number of firms in Massachusetts increased 67 percent, but the average firm size shrunk almost 40 percent. In 1990, the average firm in the state employed approximately 17 people; by 2007, the average firm size here was almost 10 people.

Senate approves anti-bullying legislation

The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously approved a bill designed to clamp down on school bullies. The bill would prohibit bullying at schools and discourage so-called cyberbullying by prohibiting the use of e-mails, text messages, Internet postings and other electronic means to create a hostile school environment.