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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....
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: An intruder beaten up by an 82-year-old woman, brother sister bonding, and illegal bologna

Bizarro Briefs Podcast: An intruder beaten up by an 82-year-old woman, brother sister bonding, and illegal bologna

by Advocate Staff | Nov 27, 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 an intruder beaten up by an 82-year-old woman, brother sister bonding, and illegal...
Editorial: Automation without oversight has deadly consequences

Editorial: Automation without oversight has deadly consequences

by Dave Eisenstadter | Nov 27, 2019 | Articles, Between the Lines, Featured, News

In March 2018, a 49-year-old woman named Elaine Herzberg was struck and killed by an Uber-owned self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona. Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a summary of its report on the accident, and the results are quite...
Bizarro Briefs: Crappy Booze

Bizarro Briefs: Crappy Booze

by Advocate Staff | Nov 22, 2019 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, Featured, News

In Mossel Bay, South Africa, a gin maker is infusing their alcoholic drinks with something that’s pretty crappy — elephant dung. The creators of Indlovu Gin thought of the idea after learning that elephants eat a well balanced meal of fruits and flowers, of which they...
Staff Picks: Leafies, Lucy Wainwright Roche, farm stories, and Kimaya Diggs

Staff Picks: Leafies, Lucy Wainwright Roche, farm stories, and Kimaya Diggs

by Advocate Staff | Nov 21, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music, Staff Picks

The Leafies You Gave Me Album Release  Concert // SATURDAY Writer by day, surrealist operatic musical powerhouse by night Chris Goudreau is one of the core members of The Leafies You Gave Me, a 10-piece music and drama group that prides itself on putting on a...
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