Maybe you can, but you MAY not!

by | Feb 10, 2009 | The Public Humanist

Dependent Child: “Hey Mum, can I go jump off that cliff?”Custodial Parent: “Yes, you can. But you may not.”DC:Aw, that’s not fair. Why not?CP: Because I said so. There’s nothing quite as frustrating as being informed by an entity...

Magic in Northampton

by | Feb 10, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

Yesterday I caught "Being Harry Houdini" at the Academy of Music. There's something about magic performance that seems to me older than the hills. I know music has been around as long or longer, but the trappings, even the premise of magic, are very...

The Blogger War

by | Feb 10, 2009 | News

When I was originally hired by the Advocate Weekly chain as their "Web guy" in late 2005, my job was to revamp the online presence of their four print publications. One of my first initiatives was to help the newspaper editors start blogging on their sites....
The Eve of Instruction

The Eve of Instruction

by | Feb 10, 2009 | News

The waiting area outside the Superior Court room at the Hampshire County Courthouse is lined with benches and backed by tall, curved, greenhouse-style windows. On January 15 at around 2 p.m., the windows were heavy with melting snow and ice, the room was bright and...