Citizen group spurs best practices discussion in Northampton
To: Members of the City CouncilRe: “Best Practices” Agenda ItemFrom: Deb Jacobs, Mary Kasper, Michael Kusek, Bob Reckman, Betsy Siersma, John Sinton, Fran VolkmannDate: October 11, 2007Cc: Mayor Clare Higgins, Lyn SimmonsOn Sept. 24, 2007, we submitted a...Abercrombie & Fitch sends some rather confusing messages about male sexuality
I’m not usually one for the whole flashmob thing, where a bunch of people who don’t really know each other get together and engage in some random act of humorousness, but this flashmob/prank/stunt thing that a NYC improv group pulled off is rather funny,...Between the Lines: Barney's Rubble
"Click it or ticket," barks the young, strapping Massachusetts State Trooper on the TV. For me, the state's ads warning drivers to fasten their seatbelts or risk being slapped with a substantial fine are about as objectionable as they come. I don't...
Mayor in the Making
Pat Markey had barely taken his seat on the Springfield Library and Museums Association's library advisory committee when all hell broke loose. In early 2003, at the second meeting he attended, the SLMA—the private organization that for decades had run the...E-Edition
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