The World This Week: Booked Up
On many Saturday mornings, I load the trunk of my car with whatever used books have piled up in my basement and drive to Whitlock's in Woodbridge or Niantic Book Barn in Niantic or, if I get a really early start, to the Pioneer Valley to visit Valley Books in...Imperium Watch: Ringing Up Cash for Clunkers
President Obama's biggest common-touch coup to date is the Cash for Clunkers program, which was so popular that instead of running until fall, it crashed like a speeding SUV into its original limit of $1 billion within a week. On the environmental side, the early...
Springfield Library: Better Late Than Never
A government land-taking is invariably sticky business, filled with the drama of angry landowners, threats of litigation, nervous politicians.That's certainly the case in Springfield, where the city appears poised—perhaps—to use its power of eminent...Candidates Tussle Over COPS Money
Springfield City Councilor and mayoral hopeful Bud Williams is taking a swing at incumbent Domenic Sarno over his administration's decision not to apply for a U.S. Department of Justice grant earmarked for the hiring of police officers.The money—from the...E-Edition
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