by Our Readers | Aug 24, 2010 | News
From BP to High Speed Rail Many of us have been appalled by the BP oil spill, but if it had to happen, the timing was perfect. It’s not as if we weren’t aware that we need to stop our dependence on non-renewable energy resources, but this event brought it...
by Maureen Turner | Aug 24, 2010 | News
Last week, Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law a bill designed to help women dealing with emotional difficulties after giving birth. The Postpartum Depression bill was sponsored by state Rep. Ellen Story (D-Amherst) and championed by activist groups including...
by Maureen Turner | Aug 26, 2010 | News
Among the things that didn’t make it out alive from the mad-scramble final days of the recently ended Mass. legislative session: a bill that would have guaranteed paid sick days to workers. The Paid Sick Days Act would have required employers to give employees...
by Tom Vannah | Aug 26, 2010 | News
Both candidates in the race for Northwest District Attorney came to the Advocate offices in August, Michael Cahillane on Friday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. and Dave Sullivan on Thursday, Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. Both meetings were arranged by staff from the respective campaigns....
by Our Readers | Aug 26, 2010 | News
Racist Theater Review? An Asian American who acts the “squinty-eyed Oriental” (“West Side Story” by Chris Rohmann, Aug. 12)? This is a racist phrase that is offensive to Asian Americans. I hope this is the reviewer’s poor choice of...
