George Will Says “Up is Down”
George Will’s Washington Post column titled “Our Puritanical Progressives” is an example of a very popular rhetorical device wherein one simply equates something or someone with their opposite, or with counter-intuitive values or ideas. While it certainly can be insightful to view something or someone from a counter-intuitive vantage point, the insightfulness of this device [...]
Post 2010 Election Chat with Paul Santaniello
Of Big Balloons and Marionettes
On Friday, November 26, downtown Springfield will be the site for two holiday events coming the day after Thanksgiving as the annual Parade of the Big Balloons marches down Main Street from the Amtrak overpass at Lyman Street all the way to the South End of the city. The parade will include such balloons as [...]
Uncovering the Past at Longmeadow’s Turner Park
So you probably want to ask me, “Whatcha been up to lately, Bill?” Well, I’ll tell ya.
Spruce Street Rant, by Mike Dobbs
Homeboy Mike Dobbs rants about the parking situation on Spruce Street – just the latest of his many travails on that historic avenue.
Mountain Park Memory: The Mountain Park Flyer
- – A little history of Mountain Park. *
Sophia’s Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar to Host Fundraiser
Sophia’s Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar will be hosting their 3rd Annual fundraiser, “Sophia’s Kids 3,” in support of the Children’s Hospital Boston on Saturday, December 11, 2010.
Why Can’t We Agree?
Like everybody else who takes an interest in politics, I believe that my perspective and issue positions are supported by a preponderance of the “relevant” evidence. And, also like everybody else, my interpretation of what evidence is relevant and of what my chosen evidence means is debatable. Folks like to say that you can’t have [...]
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