by Advocate Staff | Sep 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Canine Supernova The Advocate newsroom’s weekly staff meeting usually takes at least ten minutes longer than it should, because we always stop to read the Dakin Humane Society’s new shelter listings. We’re not certain that these dogs, bunnies, cats, and occasional...
by Kristin Palpini | Sep 12, 2016 | Articles, Between the Lines, News
The American workforce is at a crossroads. Shaken to its foundation by the Great Recession, the economy is slowly rebuilding — and we’re making some seriously wrong moves. Over the last 30 years, the number of people in labor unions has decreased by half. U.S. CEOs...
by Steve Pfarrer | Sep 12, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Newsletter
MinyanBy John J. ClaytonParagon Housejohnjclayton.comJohn Clayton, professor emeritus of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has devoted much of his time in the last several years to writing short stories that have appeared in publications like...
by Kristin Palpini | Sep 13, 2016 | Articles, Nerding Out, News, Newsletter
SCIENCE! It’s all around us, particularly in the Valley where members of the Knowledge Corridor continue to bang out some heady innovation. Check out what they’ve been up to lately: 14 Patents for UMass: In 2015, the state’s flagship university in Amherst received 14...
by Kristin Palpini | Sep 6, 2016 | Articles, News
With 75 percent of Western Massachusetts experiencing drought conditions, it’s beyond time to take water restriction and conservation seriously. As of press time, 16 Pioneer Valley communities are experiencing residential water use restrictions — the strictest being...