Keeping It Wet, Keeping It Wild

by | Sep 30, 2010 | News

In 2008, five parcels in North Hadley, including 22 acres on the Connecticut River, 47.5 acres of farmland, 6 acres on Lake Warner and 24 acres of woodland, were purchased and protected by a partnership involving the Kestrel Trust, several state agencies,...

Imperium Watch: Why You Don't Have a Job, 3

by | Sep 30, 2010 | News

“Few trends could so much undermine our free society as the acceptance by corporate executives of social responsibility other than to make as much money for shareholders as possible.” That’s economist Milton Friedman speaking in 1970, quoted in The...
NPP, AFSC Reach Out to Kids

NPP, AFSC Reach Out to Kids

by | Sep 30, 2010 | News

By the end of this month, the U.S. will have spent $1.05 trillion to fight the wars in Iraq ($747.3 billion) and Afghanistan ($299 billion), according to the Northampton-based National Priorities Project. It doesn’t take a lot of imagination to come up with a...
Of Beer Cans and Mosh Pits

Of Beer Cans and Mosh Pits

by | Sep 30, 2010 | Music

Back in 2008, Kyle Leary went to redeem some empties and ended up with a new band. The Florence guitarist had been jamming with drummer Jeff “Green Machine” Greene for years, but the two were in need of some other musicians to round out the crew. That...
Rich and Loud

Rich and Loud

by | Sep 30, 2010 | Music

I’d been on the fence about going at all. Richard Thompson, the veteran British folk rocker, was coming to town, and for the first time in my memory, I didn’t have a ticket. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen the man perform since...