Liking Stuff

In the ongoing attempt to weed through, well, everything (a losing proposition, be assured), a few days ago, I noted what is tucked away on my computer’s sidebar. Along with some unfinished essays and a cascade of unreturned emails, there’s the holiday...
Mercy Seasons Justice

Mercy Seasons Justice

You’ve been caught shoplifting. A cop has cuffed you and the angry shopkeeper is in your face. Next stop, a courtroom and a criminal record. You’re under arrest for driving drunk, and not for the first time. You didn’t run anyone...

Between the Lines: Blind Justice for Ryan?

I saw the police video. It didn’t tell me much I hadn’t gleaned from the initial newspaper reports. Without audio, it’s impossible to know what the police officer and the former judge were saying to one another—although maybe it wouldn’t...

Letters: What Do You Think?

What Could Be How sad! Senator Mitch McConnell’s stated priority is to make Obama’s administration a one-term presidency. Not get us out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Not create jobs. Not provide all Americans with adequate health care—none of those are...
Mason Square Reclaims its Library

Mason Square Reclaims its Library

Last week, residents of Springfield’s Mason Square neighborhood were treated to a long-overdue, and much welcomed, sight: a moving truck parked outside of 765 State St. The truck was there to move the Springfield Urban League from the building, which it bought...