by Maureen Turner | Dec 10, 2012 | News
Historian David Kyvig, an expert on the Prohibition era, has an apt analogy for describing the ratification of the 21st Amendment, which repealed alcohol prohibition. After a dozen years of contentious debate over the matter, a majority of states approved the...
by Maureen Turner | Dec 10, 2012 | News
It’s not surprising that Springfield mayor Domenic Sarno’s attempt to lower the qualifications for the city’s fire commissioner position has generated some controversy. Sarno has asked the City Council to amend the ordinance that set those...
by Richard M. Evans | Dec 10, 2012 | News
The Law in a Nutshell The new medical marijuana law in Massachusetts does two things. First, it protects patients, providers and health care professionals who observe its terms from the state marijuana prohibition laws that criminalize possession, distribution, and...
by Tom Vannah | Dec 10, 2012 | News
Does Ed Ralicki worry a lot? The tall, lanky, mustache-sporting skier grins. Ralicki’s eyes widen. He shrugs. “Yes,” he says, sounding a bit surprised at his own answer. “At times I do worry a lot.” How could he not? A 37-year...
by Pete Redington | Dec 14, 2012 | News
“Don’t tell me to act like a man,” Landry Clarke told Tyra Collette on the popular television show Friday Night Lights. “Because if that’s your definition of a man, then that’s extremely sad.” On Saturday morning, December 1,...
