Letters: What Do You Think?

by | Nov 3, 2011 | News

The War on Hunger No one should go without food in our region and across our Commonwealth of Massachusetts, not to mention the entire country, with all the wealth and resources that we possess as a nation. Yet more than 108,000 people rely on emergency food from the...
Stein: The “People-Powered” Campaign

Stein: The “People-Powered” Campaign

by | Nov 3, 2011 | News

Last year, she offered Massachusetts voters a progressive choice for governor. Now Jill Stein, a physician and leader in the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party, is jumping into the 2012 presidential race, running to the left of Barack Obama. Stein announced her...

Imperium Watch: Money Moves Out

by | Nov 3, 2011 | News

Money is moving out of the country’s largest banks and into credit unions and smaller institutions. It’s rather ironic that the last straw was the relatively small fee, $5 a month, that Bank of America came up with for customers who use their debit cards...
Springfield Voting: The “Hassle Factor”

Springfield Voting: The “Hassle Factor”

by | Nov 3, 2011 | News

Turnout at Springfield’s Sept. 20 preliminary election was dismally low: just 14.7 percent of voters cast ballots that day to narrow the field of three mayoral candidates to two, and the field of 13 at-large city councilor candidates to 10, in advance of the...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Nov 3, 2011 | Music

Fleet FoxesHelplessness Blues(Sub Pop) Ah, the difficult second album. Helplessness Blues took a toll on the Fleet Foxes as they struggled to create a follow-up to their acclaimed debut. The result is a moody, spacious, and complex record that’s less...