Letters: What Do You Think?

Racist Theater Review? An Asian American who acts the “squinty-eyed Oriental” (“West Side Story” by Chris Rohmann, Aug. 12)? This is a racist phrase that is offensive to Asian Americans. I hope this is the reviewer’s poor choice of...

Imperium Watch: AIG and Spook Ops

Maybe its size wasn’t the only reason the government didn’t want AIG to fail. The company has a lot more going on than just insurance. Something worth knowing about AIG is that it was founded by an uncle of the Kenneth Starr who served as special...

Build Local, Hire Local

The city of Holyoke is poised for somewhat of a building renaissance these days, points out at-large City Councilor Rebecca Lisi. There’s the upcoming expansion and renovation of the city library, the new senior center, the long-awaited, yet-to-be-sited...
Jurassic Roadshow

Jurassic Roadshow

It’s strange, but when people think “dinosaur,” the Connecticut River Valley rarely rates high on anyone’s list. Still, while several locations across the globe boast productive dinosaur bone fields where paleontologists have exhumed skeletons,...
Nightcrawler: Body Of Work

Nightcrawler: Body Of Work

And you thought you had to wait until November to see a bunch people pretending to be something they are not. Unlike the elections, however, the Northampton Arts Council’s (northamptonartscouncil.org) annual Transperformance concert—wherein local notables...