Mother's Day III

Like many adoptive parents, not until I’d adopted a baby did I learn there’s such a thing as “Birthmother’s Day.” That day falls the day before Mother’s Day, the Saturday, and was designated a day to honor birthmothers. I learned...

Imperium Watch: Who Stole the Future?

It seems good news that more businesses are hiring now, and it is. But it leaves a lot to be hoped for. That’s because many of the jobs don’t offer the wages and security that American workers could count on in the years before our manufacturing base...

Vote on New High School Approaches

The City of Easthampton holds a special election on Tuesday, May 18 that gives residents a chance to vote on a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion to finance the construction of a new high school, which at last estimate would cost approximately $48 million. The debt...