by Maureen Turner | Nov 23, 2010 | News
Last week, the U.S. Senate killed the Paycheck Fairness Act, a proposed law that would have taken on salary imbalances between men and women in the U.S. While a companion version of the bill passed in the House last year, Senate Republicans had filibustered the bill...
by Tom Vannah | Nov 25, 2010 | News
I saw the police video. It didn’t tell me much I hadn’t gleaned from the initial newspaper reports. Without audio, it’s impossible to know what the police officer and the former judge were saying to one another—although maybe it wouldn’t...
by Our Readers | Nov 25, 2010 | News
What Could Be How sad! Senator Mitch McConnell’s stated priority is to make Obama’s administration a one-term presidency. Not get us out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Not create jobs. Not provide all Americans with adequate health care—none of those are...
by Maureen Turner | Nov 25, 2010 | News
Last week, residents of Springfield’s Mason Square neighborhood were treated to a long-overdue, and much welcomed, sight: a moving truck parked outside of 765 State St. The truck was there to move the Springfield Urban League from the building, which it bought...
by Maureen Turner | Nov 25, 2010 | News
With the coming of the cold weather, Springfield’s “Art & Soles” public art project has moved indoors. Last week, all of the 19 giant fiberglass sneakers, personalized by Valley artists, were gathered in a temporary gallery at 1391 Main St....
