**UPDATE** (WMassP&I) A special city council meeting has been set for Tuesday at 5 p.m. The city council will receive the report from the city comptroller. Followed by that votes will be taken to trasfer the money to buy and demolish the properties and relocate the
(WMassP&I) It was a hot time in a cool town’s halls of power Monday. The regular city council meeting, like all the others it seems, appeared destined to be a big snooze. Instead, it was full of sound of fury, much of it signifying nothing
The late Ronald Reagan in 1982 (wikipedia) It seems fitting that the junior US Senator from our home state should have been sworn in so close to Ronald Reagan‘s birthday. In case you were unaware, Sunday would have been the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan,
Protesters in Egypt (wikipedia) World events, it seems, have overtaken our domestic affairs, for the moment at least. Egypt’s rallying cry for democracy has not only distracted President Obama from job creation, but the Republicans on Capitol Hill from the non-job priorities that have come
**UPDATE 1-27-11: Jose Tosado has announced his run for mayor of Springfield according to WFCR. Tosado was widely expected to announce his run this week.** Pres. Jose Tosado (Facebook) What do John Boehner and Jose Tosado have in common? On spec, not much. One is
Downtown Hartford (wikipedia) Today we start a new segment on WMassP&I. While the state of Connecticut is not our focus, its fate is inexorably tied to that of Western Massachusetts or at least that of the greater Springfield area. Springfield and Hartford share transportation infrastructure
It has occurred to me that I have omitted the fact that today was the 25th observation of the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. This is especially troubling for me at least because the observation fell into what will likely be my
Cong. Giffords (wikipedia) A Special Editor’s (Extended) Note: It has been just over a week since a mad gunman ripped apart a scene that illustrates one of the central tenets of our democracy. After an initial rash of caustic finger-pointing and demands that we learn
Yoda (Wookiepedia) “Fear Leads to Anger. Anger leads to Hate. Hate…leads to suffering.” It is not everyday that the words of Yoda of Star Wars is quoted in the face of a national tragedy, but it seems that the George Lucas character may have said it
Cong. Giffords in 2007 (wikipedia) Western Mass Politics and Insight is deeply troubled to report that Arizona Democratic Congressman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot. The two term Democrat has just begun her third term. Reports remain unclear as to motive, but she was shot along