by Frederick Law Olmsted | Oct 3, 2007 | News
On her September 19 MassLive.com podcast, Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins assured citizens that the city would not lose Pulaski Park when the new Hilton hotel was built. “That park is protected under state law as parkland, and we would have to go to the...
by Alan Bisbort | Oct 4, 2007 | News
When the smoke clears from the Bush Era, historians will be perplexed by many things. The performance of the American press may be the most perplexing. Historians are trained to think of journalism as the "first draft of history," which is why they spend so...
by Maureen Turner | Oct 4, 2007 | News
This story begins with a contentious labor battle at an out-of-state company: Smithfield Foods, whose Tar Heel, N.C., hog-slaughtering plant—the largest in the world—is characterized by, in the words of union activists, "poverty wages, brutal...
by From Our Readers | Oct 4, 2007 | News
Roll 'Em!I applaud Deval Patrick for taking the bold and controversial initiative to harness the potential of high-end casino resorts for Massachusetts. According to the UMass Dartmouth Center For Policy Analysis, Bay State residents made 6.9 million vehicle trips...
by Natalia Muñoz | Oct 4, 2007 | News
Thank goodness Hispanic Heritage Month is almost over. There is only so much contrived celebration anyone can handle. The four weeks between September 15 and October 15 are on the scale of a massive obligatory Thanksgiving Day dinner that leaves a bitter taste in the...
