by Kristin Palpini | Feb 29, 2016 | Articles, Between the Lines, News
The Valley Advocate recently conducted a reader poll and the results are in. Thank you to the hundreds of readers who took the time to fill out or mail in feedback about the paper’s past, present, and future. We also learned a bit more about who Advocate readers are...
by Kristin Palpini | Jan 11, 2016 | Articles
Did you know that the U.S. represents about 4.4 percent of the world’s population, but it houses around 22 percent of the world’s prisoners? The U.S. has an incarceration rate of 716 people in federal, state or local jails or prisons per 100,000 of the population —...
by Kristin Palpini | Nov 24, 2015 | Articles, Between the Lines, Local Elections 2015, News
The voter turnout rate in the Valley this past election was dismal — just as it was across the nation. There’s been a lot of hand wringing over the apathetic American voter over the years, but laying this problem at the feet of an allegedly uncaring public is a...
by Kristin Palpini | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, News
Fact: Global average temperatures have increased more than 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 100 years. Changing the average global temperature by even a degree or two leads to serious consequences on Earth. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,...
by Hunter Styles | Nov 9, 2015 | Articles, Local Elections 2015, News
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 3 election, the Advocate asked the mayoral candidates of Holyoke, Chicopee, Springfield, West Springfield, Westfield, and Greenfield to share their thoughts on schools, the budget, taxes, and the environment. This week, we called...