by Stephanie Kraft | Feb 4, 2010 | News
Saudi Arabian billionaire Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has announced that he would support James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch and reportedly an outspoken critic of Israel's treatment of Palestinians, for CEO of News Corporation, the Rupert Murdoch...
by Maureen Turner | Feb 4, 2010 | News
When Tim Black first met Fausto Rivera in 1990, the odds were stacked dramatically against the 15-year-old Rivera. A sophomore at Springfield's Commerce High, he could neither read nor write. He was already a father, with a daughter who had severe medical...
by Rory O'Connor | Feb 4, 2010 | News
Our country just lost one of its greatest patriots, and I lost a friend and longtime role model and inspiration, when historian and activist Howard Zinn passed away.I still remember as if it were yesterday the first time I ever saw him. It was the tumultuous year of...
by Our Readers | Feb 9, 2010 | News
Vermont Yankee Destroyed TrustIt used to really burn me up to have my trust violated by my mate when I was in an intimate relationship with her. Now I know what I deserve and if a woman violates my trust, I say goodbye. Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee just violated the...
by James Heflin | Feb 9, 2010 | News
A recent UMass Daily Collegian piece pointed out to students that one-third of Amherst's Town Meeting seats will be up for grabs in March, an especially important fact in light of the severe underrepresentation of student-age (18-24) Amherst residents. The piece...
