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Bizarro Briefs Podcast: A hellish marriage proposal, a belligerent pig on live TV, and an epic use of a narwhal tusk

Bizarro Briefs Podcast: A hellish marriage proposal, a belligerent pig on live TV, and an epic use of a narwhal tusk

by Advocate Staff | Dec 5, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Podcast

Valley Advocate editor Dave Eisenstadter and Hits 94.3 host Trumpy talk about the week’s weird news in a podcast version of the Valley Advocate’s Bizarro Briefs section. Hear about a hellish marriage proposal, a belligerent pig on live TV, and an epic use of a narwhal...
An imaginative trip through history: Valley historical novelists talk about their craft

An imaginative trip through history: Valley historical novelists talk about their craft

by Steve Pfarrer | Dec 4, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Featured, News

Time travel has been a perennial theme for fiction writers for over 200 years, as well as a theme from ancient myths, dating back far longer, from countries all over the world. It’s also an idea — or at least the notion of moving into the future is — that’s been...
Editorial: Support for those seeking sanctuary

Editorial: Support for those seeking sanctuary

by Dave Eisenstadter | Dec 4, 2019 | Articles, Between the Lines, Featured, News

It was as recently as October when I used this space to observe the two-year anniversary of Lucio Perez taking sanctuary in the First Congregational Church in Amherst. A resident of the Valley for nearly 20 years, Perez is married and has three children who are U.S....
A champion of the heart: Local woman joins organization to provide heart disease information and support to women

A champion of the heart: Local woman joins organization to provide heart disease information and support to women

by Luis Fieldman | Dec 3, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Wellness

When Lynette Bloise would tell her husband, “It’s happening,” he knew exactly what that meant: a trip to the emergency room. Before May 2018, Bloise would have cardiac episodes stemming from conditions that caused her heart to suddenly beat erratically, alternating...
Bizarro Briefs: Cows hooked into the Matrix

Bizarro Briefs: Cows hooked into the Matrix

by Advocate Staff | Dec 3, 2019 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, Featured

Next stop, The Matrix Farmers in Moscow are now experimenting with virtual reality headsets to help improve milk production among cows. The thought is by rigging a VR headset on cows that simulate tranquil experiences, it will create a calmer atmosphere for the cattle...
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