by Advocate Staff | Feb 11, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Leisure, News
You call the WWII Club “The Deuce” You have male friends who wear clogs You know why the guy at Joe’s Pizza is wearing a sombrero You miss Pleasant Street Theater You’ve taken a side in the “Hamp” v. “Noho” debate You see a man in a dress on the street and...
by Kristin Palpini | Feb 4, 2015 | Between the Lines, News, Wellness
I had my first cigarette when I was 13; stole it from my dad’s pack of menthol Pall Malls and smoked it on the back porch. I had heard cigarettes were a good way to relax. I took a few puffs. The flavor was all ash and prickly mint. For a moment a rushing dizziness...
by Kristin Palpini | Jan 28, 2015 | News
With Kinder Morgan already into the federal pre-filing process to construct a 70-mile addition to the Tennessee Gas Pipeline, protest against the project has intensified. The Tennessee Gas Pipeline is a 13,900-mile line that runs natural gas from Louisiana, Texas and...
by Kristin Palpini | Jan 21, 2015 | News
“I just think he’s taking advantage of the taxpayers, and while it is not technically illegal, I think it’s unethical.” — Linda Vacon, Holyoke Ward 5 City Councilor, on the city’s elected treasurer accepting a full-time job — and two paychecks, The Republican “The...
by Kristin Palpini | Jan 21, 2015 | Between the Lines, News
When someone comes forward to share an experience of sexual assault, my gut reaction is to believe her or him. Logistically, it’s the right assumption. It is widely recognized that one in four women will experience some form of sexual assault in her lifetime. Only 8...
