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Seeking Asylum in Western Mass: Part 2 of 3 — Creating a welcoming home for those forced to flee

Seeking Asylum in Western Mass: Part 2 of 3 — Creating a welcoming home for those forced to flee

by Luis Fieldman | Mar 18, 2020 | Articles, Featured, News

Editor’s note: Due to the dangers facing those seeking asylum and their families in their home countries, as well as the sensitive nature of their legal cases, the Advocate is using pseudonyms Valentina, Isabel, Ramon, and Santiago for asylum seekers featured in this...
Editorial: A pandemic is a time to remember the vulnerable

Editorial: A pandemic is a time to remember the vulnerable

by Dave Eisenstadter | Mar 18, 2020 | Articles, Between the Lines, Featured, News

As news pours in regarding the coronavirus, it is becoming clear the scale of how many people’s lives are affected in such dramatic ways. In terms of the Advocate’s function as the keeper of the community calendar, we’re having to reinvent as we go with the vast...
Monte Belmonte Wines: How to open a bottle of wine with a shoe

Monte Belmonte Wines: How to open a bottle of wine with a shoe

by Monte Belmonte | Mar 18, 2020 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Monte Belmonte Wines

With the threat of coronavirus, the increasing potential that we will have at least four more years of a demagogue in the highest office, and Tom Brady considering leaving the Patriots, we are living in the End Times. You need to get yourself prepared. “Preppers”...
Podcast: Seeking Asylum in Western Mass Part 1, fleeing violence to arrive

Podcast: Seeking Asylum in Western Mass Part 1, fleeing violence to arrive

by Advocate Staff | Mar 17, 2020 | Articles, Featured, News, Podcast

Staff writer Luis Fieldman speaks about the first part of his three-part series on asylum seekers coming to Western Mass. This part focuses on the stories of Ramon and Santiago, whose names we changed to protect their identities as they escaped violence in their home...
V-Spot: The non-monogamous rumor mill and me

V-Spot: The non-monogamous rumor mill and me

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Mar 17, 2020 | Articles, Columns, Featured, The V-Spot

Hi Yana, After 16 years of monogamy, my wife and I decided to try polyamory a few years ago. It’s going well and we’ve grown a lot. Our marriage is truly stronger than ever. We’ve learned a lot about ourselves, about relationships and, major bonus, the sex within our...
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