Barb Stachniewicz

Why many young adults turn on TV or movie subtitles, according to a new poll Discover why subtitles are gaining popularity among younger viewers, how they aid multitasking, and the generational differences in TV watching habits.

Why many young adults turn on TV or movie subtitles, according to a new poll

New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.

Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.

arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...

900 people showed up at today’s rally in Haverhill, a small town in Massachusetts — the largest turnout ever seen for any protest in the city.

Opinion | Trump Is No Populist Trumpism is not a working-class revolt against the elites. All I see is one section of the educated elite going after another section of the educated elite.

A great insight from David Brooks. This is not populism. It's an intra-elite brawl that will hurt the poor and defenseless. Can We Please Stop Calling These People Populists? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...

Area Mayors, Anti-Poverty Heads and Health Leaders Condemn Federal Threats to Aid (Additional photographs below.) The mere threat of losing federal aid has already caused casualties say the mayors of Haverhill and Methuen, the leader of a community health center serving three citi...

Reverse Robin Hood! In our city, Haverhill alone, federal aid freeze would reduce $1 million in federal Community Development Block Grants, which help pay for housing the homeless, stocking food pantries and providing heating assistance, elder programs, meals, clothing, & other programs for poor.

This is the definition of a profile in courage. Thank you, Caroline Kennedy.

First Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after desegregation dies Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who became the first Black nurse in the U.S. Army Air Corps after President Harry S. Truman desegregated it in 1948, has died at age 104.

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who became the first Black nurse in the U.S. Army Air Corps after President Harry S. Truman desegregated it in 1948, has died at age 104.

So gratifying to see, at long last, the great voting rights activist & legend Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer recognized with a presidential Medal of Freedom. A true champion of democracy, and personal hero.
(Hamer photo by Leroy Henderson)

I teach English at a community college and I can’t agree more with this! It is an essential skill.

Welp that bill failed so maybe we can get the pediatric cancer funding back? Would be nice, imho.

I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine

Once you see them, you will never forget them!

I went to Vassar. No football team, but the mascot is the brewer. Look up Matthew Vassar! 😂