by our readers | Mar 6, 2008 | News
Pushing Old NukesThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy held a joint meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, Feb. 19-21, planning "the technical issues and research topics for potential extended operation of the nation's nuclear power plants...
by Sarah Feldberg | Feb 14, 2008 | News
In a 2006 Washington Post article describing Massachusetts' then-nascent health insurance legislation—which mandates that all citizens making 150 percent or more of the federal poverty level purchase health insurance or face fines—a Princeton professor...
by Cynthia L. Cooper | Mar 6, 2008 | News
Republican presidential candidate and Arizona Sen. John McCain has been clear about his position on abortion since he first ran for office 25 years ago: he opposes it. But as he tries to finish off former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who distantly trails McCain in the...
by our readers | Feb 14, 2008 | News
Stray Bullets a FearPioneer Valley Hiking Club president Anne Marie Visconti is absolutely correct about the fear factor during hunting season ("Open Season," January 17, 2008). I appreciate the heritage and enjoyment of hunting. As landowners whose property...
by Tom Sturm | Mar 6, 2008 | News
Around the same time we East-coasters were bundled up, looking at the full lunar eclipse on Wednesday night, Feb. 20, another somewhat celestial event occurred: The U.S. Navy successfully shot down a "defunct spy satellite" with a missile launched from The...
