by By Chuck Shepherd | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Bill Bailey, a former nine-year employee of the water-irrigation network near Grand Junction, Colorado, was awarded unemployment benefits in December for being wrongfully fired. The company claimed Bailey was insubordinate and that any complaints he had were merely...
by Advocate Staff | Apr 5, 2016 | Articles, Leisure, Wellness
As I idled in Northampton’s afternoon rush hour, drumming my fingers on the steering wheel and glancing anxiously at the clock on my phone, it struck me that this moment perfectly captured my week — a traffic jam of tasks that had left me running constantly behind. At...
by Advocate Staff | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Power to changeA hit at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Once in a Lifetime is a French film about a teacher who schools a multi-ethnic class of teens, who have long given up on getting anything out of the school system, about the Holocaust. Growth, learning, love,...
by Advocate Staff | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Styrofoam or terracotta?Conceptual artist Tom Friedman is displaying a playful and thought-provoking collection of his works at the Mead through June 26. Working primarily in Styrofoam and paint, Friedman has created modern replicas of ancient pieces that belong to...
by Advocate Staff | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Easthampton BookFestLiterature lovers unite this Saturday in Easthampton for the city’s annual BookFest. Venues across Easthampton will host book-, writer- and author-themed events including: a morning with Mo Willems, a Letterpress Poetry workshop, long stitch...
