by Maureen Turner | Jul 30, 2009 | News
From his window in the offices of Northampton's Look Park, Ray Ellerbrook has a bird's eye view of Route 9, directly in front of the park—and he doesn't like what he sees.Cars speed by on the road, the main route for drivers traveling between...
by Our Readers | Aug 4, 2009 | News
Take 'Em Down, Brown I have much respect for Jack Brown's discerning film reviews, and applaud the fearlessness with which he countered the hyperbolic regard for Sacha Baron Cohen's ambush-style brand of satire in his recent Advocate takedown of Bruno...
by Our Readers | Aug 6, 2009 | News
Keep Government Out of Health InsuranceWhy do Republicans really oppose government-run health care? There are three main reasons. First is enormous cost, and inefficiency and waste that accompanies such a system. Republicans understand that there is no such thing as a...
by Alan Bisbort | Aug 6, 2009 | News
What would you say if I told you that your city is targeted by a missile carrying a nuclear warhead? Chances are 1) better than you'd care to think that this may be so; and 2) you'd be a bit concerned, if not steamed, by this. The bomb no longer has to be...
by Stephanie Kraft | Aug 6, 2009 | News
Almost one-third of wages and salaries paid in the U.S. goes to executives, according to the Wall Street Journal. "Executives and other highly compensated employees," according to the WSJ, received nearly $2.1 trillion of a total of $6.4 trillion paid in...