What is the old saying "don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining". That job should have been posted to the outside to insure that the city of Northampton was in fact getting the most qualified person, in that Anderson could have applied as well; if then he was chosen it would have been due to the fact the he was most qualified. In fact Anderson should have demanded that he apply like anyone else. Talk about favoritism. It was in the pocket all along; Higgins made it clear prior to the vote that she wanted him. What a crock.

Puritans.

This outcry was not about free speech. It was about a state funded, taxpayer funded institution sponsoring this man to speak. Let Boston College or Amherst College or Mount Holyoke put him up. There was also a question about him being able to travel to Massachusetts. He is on parole, not a free man. Many times parole continues freedom limitations for a length of time. He is out of prison, the people he helped murder are never coming back.WBZ Radio would be more than happy to have him as a guest on Dan Rea's Nightside program....give Dan a call and all who want to hear what Levassuer has to say can tune in.

A little more detailed info about how Levasseur spent his time:

The United Freedom Front was responsible for roughly 20 bombings, including one at the Suffolk County Courthouse in Boston, and for the attempted murder of two Massachusetts State Troopers, Mike Crosby and Paul Landry, in a blazing North Attleboro gun battle in 1982.

Levasseur was released from prison in 2004 after serving 18 years of a 45-year sentence on bombing and conspiracy charges.

The city council voted to keep her onboard, and i'm guessing they made that decision based on Anderson's record, detailed in the story. I vote for my councilor to make the best decisions for the city, and I appreciate that he listened to both sides in this matter and voted to retain Anderson.

The city councilors are our representatives. This was not a Higgins decision; it was her recommendation, and she made her case to the majority of the council -- that's democracy.

Visit the prostitution category at NoPornNorthampton.org.

Yet she was voted in again. Now all of Northampton will pay a hefty price for the choice that some made. I hope someone is keeping track of her undemoncratic decisions for the next election when she starts "tooting her own horn".

Thanks to the Hadley Police, State Police, and other agencies involved.

I don't personally know any prostitutes but it seems it wouldn't be their first career choice. So what you're saying is you want to tax and have society make money off someone's unfortunate situation. Real nice, not the society I want to live in.