Oh No, Not Again!

by | Nov 4, 2010 | News

After the 1994 midterm, when Dems lost the House and Senate, Bill Clinton was told to “move to the center.” He obliged by hiring the pollster Dick Morris, declaring the “era of big government is over,” abandoning much of his original agenda,...

Between the Lines: Madigan's Rules of Order

by | Nov 4, 2010 | News

Jim Madigan had the job I wanted last month: the dean of public TV in the Valley got to tell this year’s candidates for governor when to shut the hell up. As moderator of the penultimate gubernatorial debate, held in Chicopee and sponsored by an ad hoc Western...

Letters: What Do You Think?

by | Nov 4, 2010 | News

Dems Too Moderate It has become very common, especially among conservatives, to say that the Democrats have lost popularity because their policies have gone too far to the left. In fact, I believe the opposite is true: the Democrats lost millions of votes and...
Armitage Goes Down for Tax Evasion, Fraud

Armitage Goes Down for Tax Evasion, Fraud

by | Nov 4, 2010 | News

When the deregulation of power plant development in Massachusetts opened the field to merchant plants, a new generation of entrepreneurs swarmed in to replace the old regional utility operators. Into Agawam in 1994 came a newcomer, Michael Armitage, who jingled with...
A Race Too Far?

A Race Too Far?

by | Nov 4, 2010 | News

Stephen Buoniconti’s upper lip tightened, his smile faded, his eyes glowered. Just moments before, he’d seemed like his usual upbeat, friendly but formal self; now his face was fixed in a mask of suppressed frustration bordering on rage. If you’ve...