Encountering Fairies in Northampton, MA
Last weekend I took a date out on a geocaching expedition up in Northampton, where we strolled around the outskirts of the downtown and Smith College area looking for hidden treasures. Print PDF
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Springfield Resident Slams Assesors Dept. Over Undervalued Properties
- – Ask Springfield resident Russ Seelig what he thinks of the city’s Assessors Department and he’s likely to have a few choice, but in no way flattering, words to share with you. Print PDF
Resistance Rewarded: Springfield Succumbs to the Fair Fight Philosophy
With the guilty verdict against former Springfield police officer Jeffrey Asher, the latest chapter in the saga of Melvin Jones III has come to a close. Print PDF
Asher and Jones Return to the Headlines
With the trial of former Springfield police officer Jeffrey Asher now ongoing in Chicopee District Court (Asher is being tried on charges of assault & battery and assault & battery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the November 2009 arrest of suspect Melvin Jones III), Print PDF
The Triumph of Politics
I have written some and thought a lot about the parallels between the Patrick and Obama campaigns and administrations. Everyone knows these two operations have some of the same designers and strategists, but I think they also have something else in common. Each has been blessed with political opponents who hate politics and who, not [...]
Local News Briefs & Tidbits – 2-12-2012
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR In a recent story that appeared online at Northampton Media, writer-editor Mary Serreze wrote about a visit by traveling Occupy Wall Street protesters to the cozily-progressive city of Northampton earlier this month. Print PDF
The SI’s All-Time Motion Picture Reviews
With the new year upon us, I thought it would be a good time to get in a good-hearted post (as so few of mine apparently are!) on a subject that all but the most ardent critics of mine would not find offensive: movie reviews. Print PDF
Senator Brown will Lose in November
The upcoming U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts between Senator Scott Brown and rising star in the Democratic Party Elizabeth Warren has, is, and will receive more than its share of analysis. The contest for the first full six year senate term since the death of Ted Kennedy is being touted as “one to watch.” According [...]
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