Letters: What Do You Think?
Issues not Crystal ClearIt's a rare moment when Andrew Crystal, president of the Board of Trustees at the Academy of Music, enters the fray of local public record. And so it is, given his decision to do so, that I do the same.While I agree with him that the...Between the Lines: Selling (Out) the Grassroots
Gov. Deval Patrick should be congratulated for his decision last week to get back to the grassroots brand of politics that saw him through a tough gubernatorial race two years ago. Responding to a bit of criticism sent, via email, from one of his constituents in...
Northampton: Bardsley on the BID
The past three Northampton City Council meetings have been full of heated testimony both for and against the proposed Business Improvement District (BID). If passed, downtown property owners hope the BID might return downtown to the prosperity it saw a decade...Imperium Watch: Help for People Helps the GDP
It's been proven over and over, but with the economy in crisis and stimulus packages the order of the day, it needs to be repeated: tax breaks for wealthy people just don't feed as much into the economy as tax breaks or other economic assistance for people...E-Edition
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