Advancing the Kennedy Legacy
It's impossible to dissociate the race for Massachusetts' vacant Senate seat with the man who previously occupied it. In the 46 years he held the seat, Ted Kennedy became a Democratic icon whose legacy includes just about every key issue on the progressive...Between the Lines: “The Right to Hear”
Many years ago I was chatting with local American Civil Liberties Union attorney Bill Newman about the meaning of freedom of speech. The concept of free speech, he said, "has a lot of corners. It includes the right to hear."That had never occurred to me. But...
The Valley by Hitchcock
As the area's first and most eminent geologist, Professor Edward Hitchcock felt it his duty to name features in the landscape, and throughout the Pioneer Valley he has left his mark. Some places he named while composing scientific reports of the area's mineral...
Dinoscripture: The Older Testament
In 2006, after Amherst College's Natural History Museum had been housed for nearly 70 years in the stately Pratt Gymnasium, the College invested $10 million to build it a new home. It is the fifth location for the college's ever-expanding scientific...E-Edition
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