by Caleb Rounds | Dec 24, 2013 | Talk Dirt to Me
Aquatic critters usually produce jelly like eggs. Think frog spawn. A principle adaptation that allowed tetrapods to live on land was the amniotic egg. Tetrapods are the four footed vertebrate animals: platypuses, dogs, birds and even according to some definitions...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Dec 24, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
The spirit of Valley Gives last week blew me away. Our Valley gave over two million dollars in twenty-four hours. That merits something. Applause? Cheers? Awe? Check, check, and check—and then some. The spirit not so much of Christmas proper although it’s...
by Tom Vannah | Dec 24, 2013 | News
It isn’t often that I find myself feeling grateful that Comcast is my cable provider. Like most people, I suspect, I’m more inclined to grumble about my bill than rave about the bounty of high-def channels I can enjoy. By the same token, it’s not...
by Advocate staff | Dec 24, 2013 | News
Building Berkshire East As the 2013/2014 ski season got into full swing last week, Berkshire East Ski Resort in Charlemont had plenty to show for its efforts over the summer, including a major expansion of its base lodge, which will open in January. The latest...
by Advocate staff | Dec 24, 2013 | News
Horn: Let’s send ex-Westfield State University president Evan Dobelle to a warm place—and this time it won’t be Hawaii, where he went down in flames in 2004 just as he did this year at WSU, clutching a fat wad of cash as he exited both places. Now...