The Valley Advocate has a new web page, along with blogs. I'll be writing one of them, called "This Side of Mount Tom." Mount Tom is a ridge that runs between Holyoke and Easthampton that divides what we think of as the upper Pioneer Valley … [Read more...]
And David Can Sing, Too
I attended the Pioneer Valley Symphony & Chorus concert on Sunday afternoon at the Fine Arts Center at UMass-Amherst. I'm quite proud of our community orchestra, which performs the bulk of its concerts in the Greenfield High School … [Read more...]
A Halberd for Gabrieli
I heard on the street yesterday that Franklin County Sheriff Fred Macdonald will endorse Chris Gabrieli for Governor. Gabrieli's supposed to make an appearance in Greenfield on Thursday, before the big debate in Agawam Thursday night. I'm … [Read more...]
Grover’s Bathtub
Grover Norquist famously said once that he'd like to get government "down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub." Norquist is from Massachusetts and his anti-tax ideas have strong sway here, as I see evidenced by the pain … [Read more...]
Abortion: too rare?
Broncaccio leads with a real story from Franklin County:In August 2004, a 10½-week pregnant Shelburne Falls woman went to another woman for a "menstrual extraction" abortion, a method that uses a suction technique to remove an embryo from … [Read more...]
Deval’s grabbing more than just liberals
Much has been made about polls lately, but I see another barometer that may bode well for Deval Patrick. I noticed in my hometown newspaper The Greenfield Recorder this morning a small item saying Rep. Chris Donelan is supporting Patrick. … [Read more...]