The power of language

Alex Morse, 22, who graduated this year from Brown University, defeated Elaine Pluta, 67, the incumbent mayor. Mr. Morse campaigned on a platform of making the city a hub for high-tech jobs, opposing a casino in Holyoke and emphasizing his fluency in Spanish; about half of the population in this town in Massachusetts is Hispanic.

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