by Maureen Turner | Dec 17, 2012 | News
He may have delivered his official Senate farewell speech last week, but Scott Brown continues to give hope to his fans—and heartburn to his critics—that he just might make another run for the office down the road. In a Dec. 12 address on the Senate floor,...
by Stephanie Kraft | Dec 17, 2012 | News
Since 42 buildings were damaged by a natural gas pipeline explosion in Springfield the day after Thanksgiving, more gas leaks have occurred across the country, according to Natural Gas Watch. In Richmond, Va. on Nov. 27, dozens of homes had to be evacuated because of...
by James Heflin | Dec 17, 2012 | News
Something to get straight right out of the gate: according to current Mayan spokespeople, the world isn’t actually supposed to end this week. Which is good, because Arrested Development won’t be back until spring. The big deal day is apparently only the...
by Stephanie Kraft | Dec 17, 2012 | News
The battle that centers around tax hikes for the wealthiest of Americans is historic—historic because it points up a question about whether the American people want an economy that allows ordinary citizens to live a decent life, secure in regard to basic...
by Stephanie Kraft | Dec 17, 2012 | News
If you’re worried about whether your house will lose power in the next bad weather event, be it a traditional winter icestorm or a freak disaster like the October, 2011 snow that felled trees with leaves still on them, the state Department of Public Utilities...