by Dave Eisenstadter | Feb 1, 2018 | Articles, News, Newsletter
Editor’s note: I have been employed by Newspapers of New England since 2014 and was working for the Daily Hampshire Gazette and then the Valley Advocate at the time that most of the events reported in this story took place. There is some inherent awkwardness of...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Jan 31, 2018 | Articles, News, Newsletter
Hello Advocate readers, You may have noticed that something is different here at the Advocate and valleyadvocate.com. We’ve been around for more than 40 years, and the way that people get their news and information has changed. That means we’re making some changes at...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Jan 30, 2018 | Articles, News, Newsletter
I … I … I believe … I believe … I believe that we will win! … I believe that we will win! … I believe that we will win! … I believe that we will win! So went the call-and-response led by Springfield attorney Tahirah...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Jan 23, 2018 | Articles, Between the Lines, News, Newsletter
It is beyond fitting that on the first anniversary of Donald Trump being inaugurated president not only does the government shut down, but huge numbers of people take to the streets to protest against his policies. Women’s marches took place across the country,...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Jan 16, 2018 | Articles, Between the Lines, News
I recently got my first pay stub of the year. I was curious to see how the Republican tax plan would affect me, if at all, but it turns out that none of us will see the results until February. So stay tuned. One thing I did notice, however, is that (surprise!) my...