by Stephanie Kraft | Sep 3, 2009 | News
At press time, tensions in the battle over health care reform were pulling to the max in every direction. As one estimate warned that health insurance would cost nearly twice as much in 2020 as in 2008, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was saying that the president might...
by Maureen Turner | Sep 3, 2009 | News
To look at the final numbers, it's hard to imagine that there was ever anything to worry about: last Monday, the Springfield City Council unanimously voted to take the former Mason Square library building, at 765 State St., by eminent domain.In fact, the outcome...
by Mary Serreze | Sep 3, 2009 | News
The Upper Roberts Meadow Reservoir is a hidden gem. Hugging the north side of Chesterfield Road, a couple of miles uphill and upstream from the popular Musante Beach swimming area in Leeds, the six-acre pond supports a variety of wildlife, including blue heron,...
by Advocate Staff | Sep 3, 2009 | News
It may not be true that we’ll never see his like again, but we don’t see it at the moment. Ted Kennedy took a lot with him when he died. He wasn’t a perfect man. His enemies still mutter the word “Chappaquiddick,” and there’s no...
by Alan Bisbort | Sep 3, 2009 | News
Now that the "Lion of the Senate" has roared for the last time, the jungle of Congress will get back to business as usual: selling out the American people. The tributes to Ted Kennedy in the last week from across the political spectrum have been impressive...
