A group of Amherst residents is gathering signatures on a petition that would have the town spend more on public schools, open space protection, and other items. The petition supports a so-called... Read more »
January 13, 2010
At Capitol After 122 Miles, Marchers Say: Close Vermont Yankee
More than 150 people walked to the Vermont statehouse on January 13, completing a 122-mile march that began in Brattleboro on January 2. The protesters were calling on the state legislature to... Read more »
January 12, 2010
Talking With Local Homeless People
I met Steve Cuoco last May as he sat on the sidewalk outside Thorne’s Marketplace, eating out of a Chef Boyardee can. His sign that read “homeless vet” leaned against a coffee cup full of... Read more »
January 09, 2010
Death Penalty Opponents Score Win in NH, Fight Bill in Massachusetts
On January 6, the New Hampshire House voted against a bill that would have allowed the state to execute people because they committed murder under a wider range of circumstances than allowed under... Read more »
December 29, 2009
Springfield Hospital Fires Union Activists
A Springfield hospital fired two nurses last month because they supported an effort to form a union at the hospital, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA). The nurses had both... Read more »