In memory of the late William Safire, place your bets now on possibilities for the year ahead. Choose from the choices offered or devise your own scenarios. Last year's column, Office Pool 2018, correctly anticipated President Donald Trump's ouster of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Democratic takeover of the House, Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, and the renewed Yankees-Red Sox rivalry.
1. After Trump's withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, control of the area is taken over by
School officials in Framingham rejected a bid to replace Columbus Day on the school calendar with "Indigenous Peoples Day," but added indigenous peoples to the commemoration.
The Framingham School Committee voted 5-4 Wednesday night to approve the change, with the majority seizing on a compromise offered by the superintendent of schools.
