Friday, November 13, 2009
HOLYOKE - Democrats everywhere cheered U.S. Rep. Barney Frank in August when he reacted to a woman holding a poster of Obama-as-Hitler at a meeting in Dartmouth by asking "Madam, on what planet do you spend most of your time?"
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
AMHERST - Two detainees who have been held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison and are expected to be cleared for release could eventually make their home in or near Amherst.
The Select Board Monday endorsed, by a 2-1 margin, a petition warrant article called "the resolution to assist in the safe resettlement of cleared Guantanamo detainees."
Saturday, October 10, 2009
OSLO (AP) - President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Casinos are big business - and local lawmakers are taking steps to ensure some of that business comes to western Massachusetts. Last Friday, 10 western Massachusetts legislators pledged to vote no on a casino bill that did not guarantee a gaming facility in their region.
