by Northampton Redoubt | Mar 11, 2007 | Northampton Redoubt
Recently former long time Daily Hampshire Gazette editor Ed Shanahan published an article regarding his views on blogging. You can read "Time to say goodbye to the Daily Newspaper? Not if we want hard news" at Downstreet.net. Ed writes well and has offered...
by Northampton Redoubt | Mar 15, 2007 | Northampton Redoubt
Being a parent I’m often reminded by my daughter when I’m being inconsistent in establishing her parameters. For instance if I let her use the computer after school on a Monday, she expects to use it every day thereafter for the rest of her life. The same...
by Northampton Redoubt | Mar 17, 2007 | Northampton Redoubt
I’ve written here and elsewhere about the need for government transparency, and this week is Sunshine Week, which according to the Gazette is “sponsored by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the American Library Association and other citizen groups...
by Northampton Redoubt | Mar 19, 2007 | Northampton Redoubt
While watching the most recent Northampton City Council meeting on the local cable access channel the evening of March 15 I was interested in the lack of information provided regarding a $429 thousand financial transfer. Apparently there is a surplus of funds in the...
by Northampton Redoubt | Mar 21, 2007 | Northampton Redoubt
The following exchange occurred on Gazette’s Talkback feature in response to an article, “City proclamation acknowledges mentally retarded.” Gazette Talkback: It’s amazing that the Mayor is proclaiming March to be mental retardation awareness...