On Springfield: “Clean and Lien”

On Springfield: “Clean and Lien”

by | Dec 10, 2009 | News

On a Friday morning in mid-November, more than 130 Springfield property owners were summoned to Housing Court to answer for violations of the city's housing code: trash-strewn yards, wildly overgrown lawns, unregistered cars. "Neglected properties are...

Imperium Watch: How Much War Can We Afford?

by | Dec 10, 2009 | News

So far the war in Afghanistan has cost the U.S. more than $233 billion, according to the Northampton-based National Priorities Project, which analyzes federal financial data. NPP notes that the number of troops in Afghanistan, slated to grow by another 30,000 within...

Imperium Watch: Not All Turkey and Gravy

by | Dec 10, 2009 | News

Thanksgiving, surely the most traditionally food-themed holiday of the year, found us facing a bizarre paradox: both obesity and hunger are on the rise. In a survey of teachers across the country by Share Our Strength, 63 percent of respondents said they regularly...
Sound Check: The (Wild)cat Comes Back

Sound Check: The (Wild)cat Comes Back

by | Dec 10, 2009 | Music

Wildcat O'Halloran is back in business, and while he is operating under the same name that first captured Valley hearts and souls some 25 years ago, his eponymous band has reinvented itself with a mixture of old and young blood.The local legend—partly famous...
Nightcrawler: Kissy and Tell

Nightcrawler: Kissy and Tell

by | Dec 10, 2009 | Music

The guest of honor for the birthday bash slated for Friday, Dec. 11 at Club Meadows may not exactly be a household name.But in many ways, that's precisely the point.For many is the band that knows the name Crystal Willard—or at least her former on-air...