by Sarah Heinonen | Feb 16, 2018 | Articles, News, Newsletter
Shelley Svoboda, 64, lives in the big old house in Amherst in which she grew up. “It’s cold and drafty. The insulation hasn’t been up upgraded since the 1970s,” she said. She heats with oil, and even though she keeps her thermostat set firmly...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Feb 14, 2018 | Articles, News, Newsletter
Representing the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, 11 undocumented individuals will walk from New York City to Washington, D.C., starting Thursday, Feb. 15. Among them will be Eduardo Samaniego, 25, of Amherst. Samaniego is in his...
by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Feb 15, 2018 | Articles, Columns, Newsletter, Valley Show Girl
Hi Yana, I recently found out after my 21-year pap smear that I carry HPV (human papillomavirus). It’s incredibly annoying that even though I’ve been tested all my life, a very common STI can still be transferred to me. It was also troubling that after...
by Jennifer Levesque | Feb 14, 2018 | Articles, Columns, Newsletter, Valley Show Girl
With that typical New England ice storm still fresh in the air, I had Vanilla Ice’s Ice Ice Baby in my head all day. Walking into 7B’s Bar and Grill in Westfield to hear the classic Johnny Cash tune The Ballad of Jesse James was all it took … poof! be gone Ice...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Feb 13, 2018 | Articles, Between the Lines, News
T.X. Watson, a transgender student at Hampshire College, is planning to sell their soul as part of their senior graduation project in art. The reason: Watson will have about $45,000 in debt upon graduation, and parting with their soul seems to be the best way of...
