by James Heflin | Nov 10, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal
So there was a Democratic pickup in the House, in a district which hasn't been Democratic since the Civil War, last Tuesday. In California, a liberal Democrat replaced a more conservative Democrat in a House district. And over the weekend, the House health care...
by Northampton Redoubt | Nov 10, 2009 | Northampton Redoubt
The Boston Globe reports Nov. 7 on Governor Deval Patrick's cuts to homeless programs which have raised the ire of homeless advocates across the state. It is not yet clear how these cuts will impact services in Northampton, if at all, but it is estimated that 500...
by Tom Vannah | Nov 10, 2009 | News
My daughter looked up and smiled weakly. I put my hand to her forehead: she was warm, flush with fever."Daddy, H1N1 is the same thing as swine flu, right?" she said. I nodded, wondering where our eight-year-old had picked up that bit of information. Did she...
by Tom Vannah | Nov 10, 2009 | News
In the wake of Clare Higgins' successful re-election bid in Northampton, the South Hadley firm that created the mayor's campaign advertising wasn't too shy to take a little credit, bringing into view the way in which marketing influences...
by Maureen Turner | Nov 10, 2009 | News
It hasn't always been easy to understand the decisions made by the Springfield electorate. This is the city that elected Mike Albano to multiple terms, defeating impressive candidates such as Charlie Ryan (in 1995) and Paul Caron (in 2001); the city that almost...