by Barbara Blumenthal | Sep 23, 2010 | The Public Humanist
Six recipes for puff pastry from 1669 to 1970. Eating ice cream in France in the late 19th century. Dining with gladiatorial entertainment. These are just three of the offerings I included in Cabinet of Culinary Curiosities: Books & Manuscripts from the Mortimer...
by On Springfield | Sep 23, 2010 | On Springfield
More than a year of hard work by parishioners at Indian Orchard’s Immaculate Conception has paid off: Over the weekend, the Rev. Timothy McDonnell, bishop of the Springfield Catholic Diocese, announced that the church will not close after all. Immaculate...
by Chris Rohmann | Sep 23, 2010 | Stage
“Every time we do the festival, we think, ‘That’s it, we don’t have to do it again.’ But there’s just so much good work out there, it’s irresistible. We have to present it.” That’s Eric Bass, co-founder/director of...
by Our Readers | Sep 23, 2010 | News
The Rich Don’t Need Tax Breaks One of the greatest cons of our day has been the assertion that we need to make rich people richer in order to create jobs. This is not only false; it is destructive to our environment, way of life, economy, health, spirit,...
by Stephanie Kraft | Sep 23, 2010 | News
As we’ve written before in this column, the American manufacturing base has eroded drastically. Why is that important for people who don’t want jobs in manufacturing anyway? One big reason is that the service jobs that have replaced manufacturing jobs pay...