Sitting

by | Jan 4, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows

It’s been very cold. After walking to town and back earlier this week, a chill lingered; even snuggled beneath blankets, I could not shake it. My year finishes with a similar sense of lingering uncertainty. In my town, a string of arsons less than a week ago set...

Tax Battle, Part 2

by | Jan 4, 2010 | On Springfield

The City Council will have another go at the city’s new tax rate at a special meeting scheduled for tonight, at 5:15 p.m. in the City Council chambers. The meeting will include a public speak-out period (for those residents and business owners who will actually...

Fighting back against an arsonist

by | Jan 4, 2010 | Northampton Redoubt

The city is rightfully rattled. An arsonist is or arsonists are on the loose and two people have perished along with hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage. The story is making national news.The basic direction we've been given amounts to taking in...

Down the Street from Disaster

by | Jan 4, 2010 | Cherchez La Femme

I'm going to take a break from lady-issues to talk a little bit about what it's been like to live in Ward 3, Northampton these past couple of days. I don't think the topic is all that thoroughly unrelated to what I usually write about, since the motivation...