A Headscratcher

GOP crazy has been all the rage for some time, with mad stars like Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin and Sharron Angle. And that is some really good crazy, the kind of crazy that leaves you wide-eyed. If Palin said the moon was full of communists, she’d get equal...

Northampton Nixes Landfill Expansion

After years of controversy and mounting public opposition to a proposed expansion of the city’s municipal landfill, Northampton city councilors last week approved an ordinance banning the development or expansion of landfills over aquifers and water supply...

Looking Forward in Mason Square

It’s been almost a year since the Springfield City Council voted to take the former Mason Square Library building at 765 State Street by eminent domain and restore it to its original purpose. And the Springfield Urban League—which bought the building, in a...