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Watchdog or Lapdog? The obscure record of Springfield’s police review board

Watchdog or Lapdog? The obscure record of Springfield’s police review board

by Amanda Drane | Feb 29, 2016 | Articles, News

Police brutality in places like Ferguson, Cincinnati, and New York City sparked the Black Lives Matter movement and a national debate about how police use their power to detain, arrest, and deploy potentially deadly force. Citizens — including ones in the Pioneer...
Third-Eye Roaming: Some Like it Hot — And Cheap, yoga on a budget takes strategy

Third-Eye Roaming: Some Like it Hot — And Cheap, yoga on a budget takes strategy

by Amanda Drane | Feb 29, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Third Eye Roaming, Wellness

Ahh, yoga, you’re so good for us but you can be so downward-dog-darned expensive. If I had a ten-class card for every time someone’s asked me for tips on how to do yoga on the cheap, I’d be yoga-rich! Let’s face it, yoga classes at $15-$20 a pop can really add up,...
Never Too Late: Jim Eagan garners late-in-life musical success

Never Too Late: Jim Eagan garners late-in-life musical success

by Story and photos by Amanda Drane | Feb 24, 2016 | Articles, Leisure, Music

Jim Eagan of Shelburne Falls may not have started songwriting until his late 60s, but the second song he ever wrote got scooped up by Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane. That was last year, and now Kaukonen is touring with Eagan’s song, “Ain’t In No Hurry,” as the...
Q&A with Elizabeth Kolbert, local author of prize-winning book The Sixth Extinction

Q&A with Elizabeth Kolbert, local author of prize-winning book The Sixth Extinction

by Amanda Drane | Feb 8, 2016 | Articles, Arts

Much of what’s written about climate change tends to be either oversimplified, chock full of bias, or too jargony for most of us to read. Elizabeth Kolbert — staff writer for the New Yorker, Williamstown resident, and professor at Williams College — however,...
Still Poised to Pour: Discount liquor licenses in Holyoke haven’t attracted buyers

Still Poised to Pour: Discount liquor licenses in Holyoke haven’t attracted buyers

by Amanda Drane | Feb 8, 2016 | Articles, Food + Booze, News

Most restaurants rely on liquor sales for survival, which is why the city of Holyoke acquired 13 additional all-alcohol licenses to sell on the cheap as part of an urban renewal plan. But that was over a year ago and no one’s biting yet. At least one of the former...
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