by Advocate staff | Mar 26, 2014 | News
Water, Water, Everywhere March 22 was World Water Day, an international day of activism to promote water safety and sanitation. This week, the citizens’ sustainability group Greening Greenfield hosts a Water Weekend’s worth of films focused on threats to...
by Stephanie Kraft | Mar 26, 2014 | News
Last year, two powerful men left lasting marks on public higher education in Massachusetts, and the events that pitted them against each other are still playing out. Evan Dobelle, who left his post as president of Westfield State University after running up hundreds...
by Advocate staff | Mar 26, 2014 | News
After Eight Years, GMO Labeling Bill Makes Headway By Stephanie Kraft A GMO labeling bill first filed by state representative Ellen Story (D-Amherst) eight years ago, and co-sponsored by Rep. John Scibak (D-South Hadley), has been reported out of the state...
by Advocate readers | Mar 26, 2014 | News
Who’s Delusional, Gannon? Joe Gannon’s confused and pejorative attack (Letters: “Conspiracies and Actual Conspiracies,” March 13, 2014) on the skepticism of letter writer Charlotte Burns with regard to the government’s Boston Marathon...
by Maureen Turner | Mar 26, 2014 | News
The protracted battle between Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and a group of city councilors over the leadership of the Springfield Police Department came to an end last week—or, at least, a temporary halt. On March 19, Sarno announced that he had selected SPD...