Lemon's Hood
Lemon is a star of hip-hop performance poetry. Like most of his colleagues on the spoken-word stage, he came up through the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and honed his craft in the poetry slam scene. He was a member of the hip-hop theater ensemble Universes when they premiered...Letters: What Do You Think?
The War on Drugs: Unintended ConsequencesTom Vannah wrote an excellent analysis regarding the Bay State's new law reducing the penalties for simple possession of marijuana ["The Pot Test," Nov. 13, 2008]. He wondered about why law enforcement and others...Imperium Watch: Where You Know Your Teller
As the U.S. faces the dirty job of reforming the financial industry, the hot-button question is this: do we want public policy to favor the garnering of huge capital by a few people and institutions, or to favor financial security for as many people as possible,...Clarity in Numbers
On Monday, Nov. 17, for the second time in its 14-year history, the Northampton Citizens Advisory Committee invited the public to participate in one of its meetings. More accurately, the CAC's chair, Mayor Mary Clare Higgins, let the public speak.In the past, the...E-Edition
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