Seeds of Rebellion

Seeds of Rebellion

by | Jul 2, 2014 | News

It was the “Bring it on” law—a law that came out of the Vermont Legislature with a built-in weapon against an expected challenge. Vermont’s GMO labeling law, passed this spring, required that most foods and seeds offered for sale in the state...
Stagestruck: Expecting the Unexpected

Stagestruck: Expecting the Unexpected

by | Aug 6, 2014 | News

“We are a theater of ideas,” said Sabrina Hamilton in her curtain speech before the first show in this summer’s Ko Festival of Performance. For nearly a quarter-century now, Ko (the name comes from the I Ching hexagram for revolution through casting...
The Mischief Man

The Mischief Man

by | Jul 2, 2014 | News

If you want to land your albums in the bin at Starbucks, you have to be a patient and persistent operator in the music business, please the right listeners, and have fans who fit the corporation’s target demographic. It helps—if only a little—to be a...
Fighting for the Dunbar Center

Fighting for the Dunbar Center

by | Aug 14, 2014 | News

The Dunbar Community Center, the heart of Springfield’s Mason Square neighborhood, is under siege. The Center, through which the YMCA runs dozens of programs for local residents of all ages, is threatened with foreclosure by the current holder of its mortgage,...

From Our Readers

by | Jul 9, 2014 | News

Sleazy Pols Push Casinos Thanks for the article on Steve Abdow and casinos (“Casino Thrills and Chills,” June 26, 2014). I hope voters in Massachusetts will see through the millions of dollars of glossy ads bought by the casino industry and send it...