Telling The Story

I woke up at loose ends. Well, actually, I woke first just before five and thought I heard Saskia crying and then thought I had dreamed I’d heard her crying when it was quiet and then heard her crying. The dear papa brought the girl to bed and got her a bottle...
Stage: Working for Progress

Stage: Working for Progress

If the name Hallie Flanagan rings any bells in the Valley, it’s probably because the black-box theater at Smith College is named for her. She was chair of Smith’s theater department in the 1940s and ’50s, and the marquee credit honors her service not...

Between the Lines: If Not Now, When?

Being outside the political mainstream is nothing new to Paki Wieland; the veteran Valley activist’s work has pretty reliably found her on the farthest left of the political spectrum. But these days, Wieland finds herself at odds with some of her most kindred...

Wal-Mart, Local Hero?

When you hear the words “local and sustainable,” that giant Wal-Mart down the road is probably not the first image to pop into your mind: the company boasts 8,300 stores worldwide (more than half in the U.S.), employs 1.4 million workers here (and another...