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North Street Neighborhood Association: Northampton Media: "Ward Three Councilor-Elect Angela Plassmann Takes on the Housing Authority"

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:19:00 -0500

Today at Northampton Media:
Ward 3 Councilor-Elect Angela Plassmann campaigned on a promise that she would work to solve maintenance and safety problems reported by elderly and disabled tenants at the city-owned Walter Salvo House and Cahill Apartments. In a November 16 letter to Housing Authority Director Jonathan Hite, Plassmann listed [...]

IMAGEYENATION.COM: I (Still) Miss My Bike

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:58:52 -0500

Dear Santa, It's me again. Hook me up this X-Mas.

I Love you. xoxo

- Emeyesi [...]

Only in The Republic of Amherst: Shedding Photons

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:20:00 -0500

Lights by Walmart
Electricity by WMECO
Tree by God
Best of all: no tax subsidy. [...]

elizasmom.com: It’s not a hill, it’s a mountain as you start out the climb…

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:31:59 -0500

Somewhere in the back end of the half marathon I ran on Oct. 10, I began to hear a voice in my head singing those words.

“It’s not a hill, it’s a mountain as you start out the climb,” is a lyric from I Know I’ll Go Crazy if I Don’t [...]

the Constant Observer: Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:06:00 -0500

I haven't been updating the sidebar to this blog, so I thought it might be best to post where I'll be in the upcoming months...

This week, on December 11th, I will be speaking at the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development at Rutgers Business School in [...]

Tommy Devine's Online Journal: Thanksgiving Thief

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:53:00 -0500

Taxing the Holidays

Did you know that over 40% of the cost of your Thanksgiving dinner was imposed on you by the government? Americans for Tax Reform did the math which shows that an unwelcome guest was at your Thanksgiving feast - the [...]

Readuponit: Travel and voracious reading: The Narrative Pollutes the Minds of Muslims

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:24:00 -0500

My parents get two newspapers every day at their New Jersey home. One of them is the Trenton Times, which publishes Thomas Friedman's column, as does the NY Times, their second newspaper. I read him today and as usual, agree with what he has to say.

It's about the [...]

The Living Rockumentary of School for the Dead: Your Two Cents Worth

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:23:00 -0500

Our music is all over the internet. We're on the obvious places like iTunes, Emusic, Amazon, and Rhapsody and we're on the less obvious places like Lala, Last.fm, Jango, Thesixtyone etc. We're on play lists here and there, we're on internet radio stations, you can download MP3s attached to articles [...]

Michaelann Land: Apple tree with bittersweet

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:44:00 -0500

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North Street Neighborhood Association: December 13: JFK Middle School Holiday Craft/Vendor Fair

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:40:00 -0500

Please stop by this holiday fair at the JFK Middle School, 100 Bridge Road in Florence, MA.

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Only in The Republic of Amherst: Never forget.

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:19:00 -0500

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“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

“With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounded determination of our people [...]

The Moviezzz Blog: THE MOVIEZZZ BLOG HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE - BOOKS

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0500

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Books make a great holiday gift. For the movie fan on you list, here are some suggestions (click on the link to take you to Amazon.)

Leonard Maltin's 2010 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide)- The one must buy book [...]

Adventures in the Pioneer Valley: Cooking with the Queen

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0500

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Last fall, I spun you, my fine readers, a tale of how I met a beautiful queen and her handsome Italian price. If you missed it, you can check it out here. At the end of our visit last year, we told Jenn (the Leftover Queen) that she [...]

in the valley: First Coat

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:58:00 -0500

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While working on Saturday I was driving through Northampton. It was too late to see this year's Hot Chocolate Run, which I heard topped last year's in participants. The streets had cleared by the time I drove through, but interestingly, there was a horse-drawn carriage making it's way down Main [...]