by Tom Vannah | Apr 23, 2010 | News
Before he began writing his blog Talk Dirt to Me—you can find it at valleyadvocate.com—Caleb Rounds had already made an impression on a couple of Advocate editors who’d had the chance to see his garden up close and personal. For all the thousands and...
by Our Readers | Apr 27, 2010 | News
Help for Injured Workers “Work at Your Own Risk” (April 14, 2011) exposed how inadequate the workers’ compensation system is. Patrice Woeppel’s book, Depraved Indifference, is excellent. We are very fortunate in Western Massachusetts to have an...
by Maureen Turner | Apr 27, 2010 | News
Earlier this month, as the Massachusetts House took up–and quickly passed–Speaker Robert DeLeo’s bill to build two casinos and add slots machines at four racetracks, Jill Stein, the Green-Rainbow party’s gubernatorial candidate, headed to the...
by Maureen Turner | Apr 29, 2010 | News
In response to a recent Advocate article about a less-than-flattering WNEC poll on the quality of life in Springfield (“Improvement Needed,” April 15), one proud city resident wrote to offer a very different view of the city. “Springfield has been...
by Our Readers | Apr 29, 2010 | News
Build a Casino, Already The question of a casino in this state is ridiculous, and I find writing about it just as silly. The main question is this: do we, as a state, wish to continue to help fund our neighboring states or keep Massachusetts dollars in Massachusetts?...
