by Kate Navarra Thibodeau | Dec 22, 2009 | The Public Humanist
I have not always been interested in biographies. As a curator and historian, I look at biographies as pieces of the puzzle: the more biographies I read on a certain topic, the more I understand about that topic. A biography can be a collection of stories: a story of...
by James Heflin | Dec 22, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Eat this, critics… Today I'm writing next issue's food piece. A question for further contemplation by any who care to weigh in on matters beyond liberal/conservative mortar fire–upon browsing the cookbook my mother gave me from First Baptist Church...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 22, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
There’s been a lot of emphasis, especially in this dire economy and certainly this holiday season, about the import of buying local. The 3/50 Project has a simple idea about this (and some compelling numbers): basically, if every employed person spent $50 per...
by On Springfield | Dec 22, 2009 | On Springfield
Not long ago, I wrote on this blog about the controversial proposal by Palmer Renewable Energy to build a $150 million wood-burning plant on Page Boulevard—a plan that has prompted activists concerned about the potential public health and environmental effects...
by Northampton Redoubt | Dec 22, 2009 | Northampton Redoubt
The Northampton City Council will have four new members on inauguration day in January 2010. Together with the incumbents they will select a new council President who will decide the composition of Council subcommittees. As well some new committees might be formed in...