Thursday, May 23, 2013
In reference to the recent Shelburne town meeting, I have a few thoughts, particularly in regard to the Mohawk Trail Regional School budget. There was much debate about the increase to the 2014 school budget, which is about 48 percent of the total for the town. The voting …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
What’s cooking with the Greenfield High School project has the potential to leave a bad taste in the community’s mouth. The building committee is wrestling with what to do with food service operations when the kitchen at the existing high school has to shut down during construction. An …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In an example of how things can turn — not on a dime maybe, but on a kopek or a dollar— it could be Karl Marx was right after all. Marx’s assessment of capitalism’s tendency to inevitably suck the marrow of the masses, might be turning out just …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
May 19-25th is National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) week. EMS providers include Paramedics, EMTs, First Responders, Firefighters, Police and Dispatchers. As the recent tragedies in Boston and Texas have reminded us, EMS providers play a vital role in our communities. Our EMS providers are ready to respond to …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The general public has been educated about the dangers and health risks associated with infectious tick bites to humans and prescribed medications like Doxycycline Hyclate to combat such illnesses as “Lyme Disease” and other diseases transmitted from ticks. Prevention is the key to avoiding the potentially debilitating effects …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
All too soon, the nation must confront another tragedy. This time it involves what has been described as a monster tornado — with winds of at least 200 mph — that leveled a significant part of Moore, Okla., …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Earlier this spring, I was given the privilege of addressing the members and supporters of the Greenfield Community College Foundation at its “Changing Lives Through Education” annual fund campaign kickoff event. For me, it was the perfect opportunity to represent the thousands of students who have been helped …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Several weeks ago, I found myself shopping for a few odds and ends at the Big Y Supermarket in Greenfield. I had just paid for my groceries and was on my way out when this older gentleman who was bagging groceries stopped me. Apparently, he had noticed my …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
I loved reading that Baystate Franklin Medical Center has the lowest rates of C-section births in Massachusetts (May 13). My experience there in 2004 was a surprise and a blessing. I planned a home birth, with The Birthplace as my back-up. In my 30th hour of labor, the …
Monday, May 20, 2013
With the addition of the state Senate’s plan, this year’s menu for Massachusetts spending is complete. However, now comes the time for the parties involved — the House, the Senate and the governor — to “pick one from column A and two from column B” and decide on …
