by Stephanie Kraft | Mar 20, 2008 | News
Who's really egging on the so-called insurgency that bolsters the argument that our troops must stay in Iraq?Could it be the U.S.?Unthinkable as it seems, there's evidence that it is. Here's one example. Two Britons disguised as Arabs were arrested in...
by Stephanie Kraft | Feb 21, 2008 | News
One Valley family after another is losing its house, especially in Hampden County. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, 2007, 427 homes—more than one a day—went into foreclosure. That's twice as many foreclosures as in the first 11 months of 2006. In December...
by our readers | Mar 20, 2008 | News
First and foremost, let me congratulate the Valley Advocate for your continuing coverage of the burgeoning hip-hop community of the Pioneer Valley and for your coverage of the culture of hip-hop in general. In order for people to accept and appreciate a culture, they...
by our readers | Feb 21, 2008 | News
A Cross, the Great DivideI went to the Montague Bookmill a few Thursdays ago to see the first local screening of Purple State of Mind with John Marks and Craig Detweiler. It was an interesting flick. There was also an interesting follow-up discussion with John Marks...
by Bill Bonvie | Mar 20, 2008 | News
Now that we're still stuck in Iraq after five long and bloody years, there are those, including Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, who insist that the tide is turning and that the "surge" in U.S. troop strength and improved tactics are...
