Draconian Troll Hammer to the rescue

Around these here parts, we often have an entertaining comment section. It's got it all: pure insult, straw man arguments, ad hominem arguments, nonsense, insight, comedy, unintentional comedy, heck, even poetry sometimes. Personally, I see the whole thing as...

Winter's Fare

Having gone to Hampshire College (I started there in 1981) and then mostly, staying in the Valley (year and a half sojourn to London in 1994, so my new bookseller-to-be hubby could work at Sotheby’s in rare books and manuscripts), I’ve watched what was...

Health & Safety

Two important meetings coming up in Springfield:On Jan. 8, the McKnight Neighborhood Council will host an open-forum meeting “on ending violence and crime in the City of Springfield.” Organizers say both Mayor Domenic Sarno and Police Commissioner William...