by our readers | Aug 14, 2008 | News
Seven Billion Suckers There has been a lot of talk lately about the so-called "law of supply and demand" and oil prices. There was an article in the Advocate recently, in fact ("Oil: The Fear Factor," July 24). There is, however, no such thing as a...
by Maureen Turner | Aug 14, 2008 | News
Eight months into his first—and, unless things take a dramatic turn, perhaps only—term as Springfield's mayor, Domenic Sarno seems to have retreated to his City Hall bunker. As the list of crucial matters left unattended by his administration steadily...
by Stephanie Kraft | Aug 14, 2008 | News
In the Bush administration's early years, every news broadcast seemed to end with the ominous statement that Vice President Cheney had been "moved to an undisclosed location." What was the point of those spooky announcements? Was it to remind us that we...
by Tom Devine | Aug 14, 2008 | News
I almost never give to panhandlers, but only because I can rarely afford to. Towards the end of the month I'm pretty much just a step above them—and not a very long step.That is one of the reasons why I am interested in the latest proposal coming out of...
by Maureen Turner | Aug 14, 2008 | News
The economic woes of the city of Springfield make for a compelling story, but hardly a unique one. Up and down the Connecticut River Valley—and, indeed, in once-thriving areas around the country—many communities have faced the same problems: the loss of...
