by Frances Crowe | Aug 7, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News
So many lives changed on August 6, 1945, including mine. I was a 26-year-old American married to an aspiring radiologist. I listened to the radio as I ironed our clothes and learned that my country, the United States, had destroyed Hiroshima, Japan, by dropping an...
by Advocate Staff | Aug 5, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News, Podcast
Alula Shields has been collecting signatures to establish a plastic straw ban in Northampton by canvassing and through an online petition. Following a story about her efforts in the Advocate by Jonathan Kermah, editor Dave Eisenstadter sits down with her and discusses...
by Rob Brezsny | Aug 5, 2019 | Articles, Astrology, Featured
ARIES (March 21-April 19): When it came time to write your horoscope, I was feeling unusually lazy. I could barely summon enough energy to draw up the planetary charts. I said a weak prayer to the astrological muses, pleading, “Please don’t make me work too hard to...
by Advocate Staff | Aug 2, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Music, Valley Advocate Sessions
This week’s Advocate Sessions performer is explosively high-energy post-hardcore art punk Perennial. Check out the band’s performance in the video below. Interview with Perennial:
by From Our Readers | Aug 2, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Letters from our Readers
Undocumented Immigrants Should be Eligible for Driver’s Licenses At CISA, we are committed to strengthening local farms and to building a fair and just local food economy that serves everyone, including the people who work on farms. The Pew Research Center estimated...
