by Advocate Staff | Oct 2, 2008 | News
Panhandler Rules Sparks Passionate Response Bravo, Mark Roessler ["Hey, Noho: Just Ban the Poor," September 4, 2008] and shame, Northampton!I have recently returned from 20 years in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, Haiti, where there are no food...
by From Our Readers | Oct 9, 2008 | News
The Go-To PaperI read with pleasure your 35th anniversary issue. Congratulations! I particularly liked the story on Jordi Herold, who is responsible for so much good music in the Valley. However, it is ironic that the Advocate no longer publishes Iron Horse ads. The...
by Stephanie Kraft | Oct 9, 2008 | News
The term "commander-in-chief" echoes so often in presidential campaign rhetoric these days that we should stop and think about why that is. The term has always been there; it hasn't always been so omnipresent.In this year's election, it seems most...
by Mark Roessler | Oct 9, 2008 | News
The last time a meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) adjourned, back in June, there was still a glimmer of hope that the development on Northampton's Hospital Hill would contain some element that might serve the public.The CAC has been overseeing the...
by Mary Serreze | Oct 9, 2008 | News
Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins has been a strong advocate for the controversial expansion of the city's regional landfill on Glendale Road—or, at least, an advocate for preserving the option. Over the past 10 years, her administration has carefully...
