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Letters from Our Readers: Poetry by Connolly Ryan

Letters from Our Readers: Poetry by Connolly Ryan

by Connolly Ryan | Jun 21, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Letters from our Readers

Poetry by Connolly Ryan   To an Unidentified Sunset Soloist I can’t see who it is singing her little heart out, perseverating her sweet head off, up in the attic of a red maple tree, but whoever it is belting it out like that, like there is no known limit to the...
Yoga in Jail: Hampden County program offers release in pre-release center

Yoga in Jail: Hampden County program offers release in pre-release center

by Gena Mangiaratti | Jun 19, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News

Dori Digenti does not know the criminal histories of her yoga students at the Hampden County Pre-Release Center. “To me, they’re participants in a yoga class,” said the founder and owner of Breathing Space Yoga & Mindfulness Studio in Holyoke. “They’re just who...
Editorial: Pioneering a Journalism Support Model in the Pioneer Valley

Editorial: Pioneering a Journalism Support Model in the Pioneer Valley

by Dave Eisenstadter | Jun 19, 2019 | Articles, Between the Lines, Featured

I was on a hike with a friend and former colleague in 2012 when I first seriously considered the idea the Advocate is now undertaking. As we talked, it didn’t take us long to get to our frustrations that so many journalistic organizations were on shaky financial...
Bizarro Briefs: Definitely not “Saved by the Bell” 

Bizarro Briefs: Definitely not “Saved by the Bell” 

by Chris Goudreau | Jun 19, 2019 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, Featured, News

Definitely not “Saved by the Bell”  A man from Vermont learned that looking up clips from 1990s sitcom “Saved by the Bell” and driving on the open road don’t exactly mix. The man sideswiped a police car while trying to find an episode of the TV show on the internet....
The V-Spot: We’ve Got Different Love Languages

The V-Spot: We’ve Got Different Love Languages

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Jun 17, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, The V-Spot

Hi Yana! My partner and I have been together for three years. In general we have a really great relationship with solid long-term goals in common and enjoy each other in many ways. However, it seems like occasionally we go through long stretches of poor communication,...
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