Public Higher Ed: The Last Man Standing

Public Higher Ed: The Last Man Standing

Last year, two powerful men left lasting marks on public higher education in Massachusetts, and the events that pitted them against each other are still playing out. Evan Dobelle, who left his post as president of Westfield State University after running up hundreds...

Between the Lines: Unmitigated Gall

The hacks have spoken. Northampton will get no casino mitigation money, and neither will Hampden—no chance for appeal. I am hardly surprised by this recent decision by the state Gaming Commission. Now that we’re down to the final stages of its selection of...

News Briefs

After Eight Years, GMO Labeling Bill Makes Headway By Stephanie Kraft A GMO labeling bill first filed by state representative Ellen Story (D-Amherst) eight years ago, and co-sponsored by Rep. John Scibak (D-South Hadley), has been reported out of the state...

From Our Readers

Skeptical of Case Against Tsarnaev In regard to letters in support of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to seek the death penalty in the case against alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev, I have an idea: How about skipping a trial and just...

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Who’s Delusional, Gannon? Joe Gannon’s confused and pejorative attack (Letters: “Conspiracies and Actual Conspiracies,” March 13, 2014) on the skepticism of letter writer Charlotte Burns with regard to the government’s Boston Marathon...