First Shot: A Question of Substance

by | Aug 23, 2007 | News

How far can candor and substance take a politician? People claim to crave these virtues. Mourning their absence from civic life has become routine on both sides of the Atlantic. The battle for the Democratic party's presidential nomination suggests the picture is...
Tireless in Springfield

Tireless in Springfield

by | Aug 23, 2007 | News

Domenic J. Sarno wears his heart on his sleeve and carries photographs of both his daughters, Cassandra, nine, and Chiarina, seven, in his breast pocket. He is a dapper dresser, a man who values courtesy and remembers people's names. He works long hours on behalf...

Letters: What Do You Think?

by | Aug 23, 2007 | News

Yale, Too?When Andrew Potter points a finger at others (“No Golden Mean,” Aug. 16), three fingers are pointing back at him. I refer to his comments that “religious belief of just about any sort is intellectually lazy…“ and that...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Aug 23, 2007 | Music

Abra Moore On the Way (Sarathan Records)In 1997, Abra Moore scored a Grammy nomination for Strangest Places. Neither a Grammy nor fame was forthcoming, so she's charted an independent course. On the Way suggests the journey will be worthwhile but rocky. When Moore...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Aug 23, 2007 | Music

Angels of LightWe Are Him(Young Gods)Music fans of a certain age may recognize Michael Gira's singing as the foreboding voice behind Swans. A whole new generation of indie rockers has Gira and his label Young Gods to thank for introducing the world to artists like...