by Kristin Palpini | Apr 1, 2015 | Articles, Between the Lines, Featured, News
In late March, a group of about 50 Holyoke high school students concerned their district may go into receivership — meaning it could soon be run by the state instead of local officials — got up in the middles of class and walked out of school in protest. For their...
by Hunter Styles | Apr 1, 2015 | Arts, News, Scene Here
If Willy Wonka took Turkish baths, his house would smell like this. In the evaporating room at Gould’s Sugarhouse Sunday morning, clear liquid sap is boiling down into concentrated gooey goodness. The thick steam it lets off is warm and silky, with a slightly sweet...
by Chuck Shepherd | Apr 1, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
Researchers are now preparing a study seeking to confirm that dog slobber, by itself (and not just the psychological advantages of playing with and petting a dog), might provide human health benefits such as relief from asthma, allergies and inflammation. Specialists...
by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Apr 1, 2015 | Columns, Leisure, The V-Spot, Wellness
We’re socialized to not ask for what we want. This applies to promotions, the best looking cookie in the cafe’s pastry case and, of course, sex. When we pointedly ask for what we want, we’re seen as selfish, greedy, finicky and maybe even a little mean. When women ask...
by From Our Readers | Apr 1, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
GOP treason? T he 47 GOP senators who tried to undercut the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran by issuing a warning letter to the country may have committed an act of treason under the Logan Act — a federal law prohibiting unauthorized citizens from...