Good Evening, folks.Just wanted to hope anybody who’s still reading (or attempting to) hasn’t completely given up on me. I’ve been swamped with homework and real work. I’m hoping to get back to full blogging mode very soon. In the meantime, I encourage you to
It seems that code enforcement and homelessness are buzzing around Springfield’s digital universe recently. Well, not wanting to be left out of the fray, it seems fitting that I should give comment on the issue. The New England Rogue Journal, in a recent blurb, detailed
Ending weeks of speculation, Senate President Robert Travaglini is expected to resign the Senate Presidency and his seat tomorrow. His departure from the Senate will send ripple throughout Massachusetts as the balance of power in Boston shifts once again. His replacement, expected to be Senator
Today’s Republican put an interesting spin on a lingering issue in Springfield: Ward Representation. No matter which side of the fence you sit on, one must find this argument becoming quite amusing. According to the Republican, Judge Ponsor, the Federal Judge in the Voting Rights
I apologize to my readers for being AWOL for so long. I simply am going through a scholastic meltdown and frankly blogging is actually a distraction from homework. I can’t bring myself to talk about anything specifically Springfield today as the news is dominated by
At long last, a settlement between the Springfield Library and Museum Association and the City of Springfield has been reached. From the looks of it, the city is the big winner and the Association does not appear to giving much up. First and foremost, the
The key to reviving Springfield and making it stand on its own is the maintenance, restoration, and in some cases, resuscitation of the city’s neighborhoods. However, downtown’s restoration is among the most costly and most complicated in the city. In my view, as well as
One-time Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney announced this week in Michigan that he was running for president of the United States. Meanwhile back in good ol’ bleeding heart liberal Massachusetts, Bay Staters responded with shock and disbelief. Allow me to qualify. Bay Staters living under a
Surprise, surprise. The Springfield Finance Control Board (FCB), will endure for another year. Much to this blogger’s relief, the municipal election will not be such that councilors engage in a footrace as to which FCB policy they will reverse first. Whether it is right or