by Ted Rall | Aug 2, 2012 | News
Don’t be apathetic, they tell us. If you don’t vote, you can’t complain. But how can people get excited about a political campaign that doesn’t address the issues we care about most? Polls show that Americans are more concerned about the...
by Stephanie Kraft | Jul 26, 2012 | News
When the temperature heads for 90, our collective worries about money and politics are temporarily eclipsed by the urgency of the need for rain. Nationally, two-thirds of the corn crop is damaged; rises in the price of corn are expected to affect the price of feed,...
by Maureen Turner | Aug 7, 2012 | News
The Northeast Organic Farming Association will hold its 2012 summer meeting Aug. 10 to 12 at UMass Amherst. The conference will include more than 200 workshops on organic farming and gardening, sustainability, nutrition, food politics and related topics, as well as...
by Our Readers | Jul 26, 2012 | News
Don’t Let Verizon Edit Internet Think you have the right to speak freely via cellphones, websites and social media? Well, Verizon doesn’t. In fact, the telecom giant is now claiming that the First Amendment gives it the right to “edit” you and...
by Maureen Turner | Aug 9, 2012 | News
Piping plovers, marbled salamanders and northern right whales all got a reprieve last week, when the state Legislature ended its session without acting on a bill that would have dramatically overhauled the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act. Those plovers and...
