by Mark Roessler | Dec 17, 2009 | News
On January 2, members of the Safe and Green citizens group are planning to begin a 122-mile, 10-day march from Brattleboro to Montpelier, hoping to convince Vermont state legislators to vote against extending the life of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. The group has...
by Our Readers | Jan 12, 2010 | News
"Marching for Gaza" (Dec. 24, 2009) gives a one-sided context for the march, one that places blame primarily on Israel. The article does not provide any reference to the events that forced Israel to defend itself. Hamas and its leadership have perpetuated a...
by Our Readers | Dec 24, 2009 | News
Ichnology and FaithI read with interest Mark Roessler's article on the Hitchcock ichnology collection in the Amherst Museum of Natural History ["Dinoscripture: The Older Testament," Dec. 3, 2009], looking for evidence that challenges "at least some...
by Tom Sturm | Jan 12, 2010 | News
According to a letter sent to the tenants of Easthampton's Eastworks building, a "small amount of mercury was discovered in an enclosed area of the basement not open to the public." The mercury, purported to be at least a pound in total, was discovered...
by Maureen Turner | Dec 24, 2009 | News
Last year, Springfield City Councilor Tim Rooke says, John O'Brien of Rock 102's Bax and O'Brien Show passed on to him an interesting news article. The article described a new technology, used in several Connecticut cities, that allows police to quickly...
