[act-ma] Paid Sick Leave, Shepard Fairey and More at Open Media Boston (week of 2/13/09)

[Jason Pramas]

[please forward widely]

Hi folks,

Check out this week's top stories from Open Media Boston:

News: Mass. Workers, Community Members & Mothers Rally at State House 
for Paid Sick Days
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/541

News: Protest Criticizes U.S. Role in Israeli Invasion and Blockade of 
the Gaza Strip
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/538

Editorial: Paid Sick Leave: An Idea Whose Time Has Come for Mass. Workers
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/539

Opinion: Boston Area Hospitals Face Massive Cuts, Layoffs
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/537

Arts: Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/535

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