Imperium Watch: Noisy Election, Silent Warming
The excitement of election night may wear off, but the new political alignments now create their own hustle and bustle. Republicans win the House; Democrats hold the Senate. House Speaker-presumptive John Boehner wipes tears of joy from his eyes and gets ready to plan...
Pioneered in Amherst
Ted White met me at the Simple Gifts farm in North Amherst on a gray morning last week, just after a torrential downpour. It turned out we’d both been worried about how photogenic the farm would be, but in the bursts of light now breaking through the clouds, the...
Crimson and Clover
When the Advocate finally caught up with future Northampton farmers Jen Smith and Nate Frigard last week, they didn’t have long to talk. They had just gotten home from their day jobs and had half an hour before a meeting with a representative from Grow Food...
Canine Candidate Passes On
Eleven years after his quixotic campaign for mayor of Springfield, Simon Powell has died. Simon’s 1999 bid wasn’t successful, but it certainly caught plenty of attention in political circles. After all, it’s not every day a dog runs for mayor....E-Edition
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