Church's Prayers Are Answered

More than a year of hard work by parishioners at Indian Orchard’s Immaculate Conception has paid off: Over the weekend, the Rev. Timothy McDonnell, bishop of the Springfield Catholic Diocese, announced that the church will not close after all. Immaculate...
Green Mountain Magic

Green Mountain Magic

“Every time we do the festival, we think, ‘That’s it, we don’t have to do it again.’ But there’s just so much good work out there, it’s irresistible. We have to present it.” That’s Eric Bass, co-founder/director of...

Letters: What Do You Think?

The Rich Don’t Need Tax Breaks One of the greatest cons of our day has been the assertion that we need to make rich people richer in order to create jobs. This is not only false; it is destructive to our environment, way of life, economy, health, spirit,...

Imperium Watch: Why You Don't Have a Job, 2

As we’ve written before in this column, the American manufacturing base has eroded drastically. Why is that important for people who don’t want jobs in manufacturing anyway? One big reason is that the service jobs that have replaced manufacturing jobs pay...