by Tom Vannah | Nov 12, 2012 | News
The night after the election, I ran into a friend and neighbor at a youth soccer banquet. Naturally the subject of President Obama’s re-election came up. In 2008, my friend said, he’d been over the moon when Obama beat John McCain. He’d walked around...
by Stephanie Kraft | Nov 12, 2012 | News
It looks like something out of a modernistic Alice in Wonderland: the entrance to the German Gerena Elementary School in Springfield’s North End as you see it from Main Street. Murals in bright blue and other primary colors frame the doorway to the tunnel that...
by Stephanie Kraft | Nov 12, 2012 | News
The best thing about last week’s election was that money didn’t buy it. Though staggering waves of cash flooded campaigns, the best-financed candidates often lost. That won’t stop movements against the Citizens United decision, movements aimed at...
by Our Readers | Nov 12, 2012 | News
Monopoly on Music Venues It is shameful that in our progressive community, there is a virtual monopoly on music venues. Eric Suher is the oligarch, and while he fosters a vibrant music scene, he also charges exorbitant fees on tickets. Those fees would be easier to...
by Tom Vannah | Nov 12, 2012 | News
Although the iconography of gambling and resort casino decor have never been my cup of tea, I will admit that spinning roulette wheels, rolling dice and blinking slots machines make pretty good b-roll for TV news. Which is to observe that the nightly presentation of...
