A Double Standard in Terrorism Response?

After the events of September 11, 2001, a response was unleashed wherein two wars were launched–one against a country that had no evident involvement in the terrorist attacks–that have cost thousands of lives and trillions of dollars, and are still going...

Telltale Tritium

Radioactive tritium has been discovered in a well that monitors groundwater flow from the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant near Brattleboro, and in a concrete trench at the plant. (Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen; it's the element that gives exit...

More on Vermont Yankee

In other news about Vermont Yankee, the Vermont Citizens Action Network has struck on a rather ingenious way to raise money for its efforts to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor, which sits just north of the Valley, in Vernon, Vt.: a green-tinged raffle....

Church Historic District Challenged in Court

As expected, the Diocese of Springfield has filed a lawsuit against the Springfield City Council in response to the Council's decision to create a protected historic district at the recently closed Our Lady of Hope parish on Armory Street. The lawsuit, which was...