Letters: What Do You Think?
Another Cow’s Life In regard to “A Cow’s Life,” a letter in your May 19 issue: it is unwise to speculate about “what happens to all cows and calves in dairy production.” Here’s how it is on the small family farm where I work:...
Making Them Pay
In 2002, Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson instituted what was, from his perspective at least, a successful new policy: he began charging inmates under his authority a daily fee of $5 to help cover the cost of their incarceration. The policy—called the...
Behind the Beat: Black Metal Mountain Men
When most folks think of New England, thoughts of bucolic landscapes, elite institutions and lefty politics abound. Not for local black metal purveyors Katahdin. “New England is home to ancient mountains and wild beasts,” says singer and lead guitarist...
Nightcrawler: For the Birds
While it would be deliciously ironic if the Crawler could say a little birdie tipped him to Sister Sparrow, the truth is, it was his six-foot-two rugby-playing buddy Dan. Apparently, Rugby Dan had first caught the band at the Moe-down festival, where the patented...E-Edition
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