by Mark Roessler | Nov 12, 2009 | News
On September 2, 2009, a memo was released by John Auerbach, Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health. Its subject: "False Rumors Regarding Mandatory Vaccination for H1N1 Influenza." The opening paragraph reads:"Many of you may have heard rumors that...
by Tom Vannah | Nov 17, 2009 | News
There it was, two weeks or so after the first meal, sitting on the windowsill: dry, brittle.I presented it to my daughter without comment. She inspected both sides carefully, looking for the weakness. Satisfied, she grabbed one end of the wishbone and nodded....
by Stephanie Kraft | Nov 12, 2009 | News
Though researchers acknowledge that workers on small as well as large pig farms may contract and spread the swine flu virus, the large farms are special objects of concern because of the much higher numbers of animals, the confined conditions (some pigs never see the...
by Maureen Turner | Nov 18, 2009 | News
About three months after it started, a national boycott against Whole Foods seems to be petering out—but local activists are determined to keep the pressure on the company and specifically its CEO, John Mackey.Calls for the boycott were sparked by an op-ed piece...
by Tom Sturm | Nov 12, 2009 | News
While many in the Upper Valley wrung their hands over what would turn out to be a relatively narrow margin of victory in neighboring Northampton, Easthampton's voters proved considerably more decisive in last Tuesday's mayoral election. Despite a broad field...
