by Tom Sturm | Aug 2, 2012 | News
A small portion of an otherwise broadly supported energy bill in the Massachusetts Legislature has prompted backlash by some state legislators and utility industry executives. House Bill 4225 was intended to expand the use of alternative energy and refine regulation...
by Our Readers | Jul 19, 2012 | News
The Guantanamo Legacy As I write this letter I am sitting at my desk in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at the office maintained for defense attorneys who represent men held at the Joint Task Force Detention Facility here. In a short time I will be on my way to visit my client,...
by Stephanie Kraft | Aug 2, 2012 | News
When you go to the polls on September 6, you may not be very excited about the primary for Hampshire County Register of Deeds. You may have forgotten that register of deeds is an elective office, since there hasn’t been a race for it here for 23 years. You may...
by Maureen Turner | Jul 19, 2012 | News
Earlier this year, the Springfield City Council took up the issue of residency requirements for municipal employees, dusting off an old ordinance that called for many city workers to live in the city. Although on the books since 1995, the ordinance had been ignored by...
by Stephanie Kraft | Aug 2, 2012 | News
Early in July, the shouts of Republicans determined to repeal the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, were deafening—even after the Supreme Court stopped short of ruling the law unconstitutional. But will they repeal it? It’s one thing to...
