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Monthly Archives: May 2013

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Take My Council Please: A League of Their Zone…

SPRINGFIELD—After years in the making, the City of Homes finally adopted a citywide revision of its four decade old zoning ordinance, which one activist described as so old it lacked the word “condo.”  In stark contrast the tepid to frosty reception many councilors and developers

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Tardy Tuesday Takedown, 5/28/13…

…And the World: We begin today in Syria, where both sides of the conflict appear to be getting reinforcements from abroad.  The European Union has decided to not renew the arms embargo on the country, ostensibly to provide more support to the opposition, a move

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Take My Council, Please: When We Elect to Vote…

SPRINGFIELD—Although long, the City Council’s agenda was not particularly controversial or compelling.  A few items offered councilors the typical, out-of-context grandstanding, but even that was fairly spare given limited opportunities. At-large Councilor Kateri Walsh was absent from Monday’s meeting. The Council’s agenda was largely transfers

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Manic Monday Markup 5/20/13…

…And the World: We begin today in Israel, where one-time political superstar Yair Lapid is now facing questions after his austerity budget and now-pessimistic comments in The New York Times. In the Times interview, Lapid sloughed off his dimming star, but also offered less than

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Manic Monday Markup 5/13/13…

…And the World: We begin today in Pakistan, where the nation’s historic elections, the first that followed the full term of an elected Parliament have apparently yielded victory for the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif based on current projections.  Sharif won as cricket player turned

Longmeadow Daze: House of Clark’s…

Longmeadow Daze is an occasional series reporting on and analyzing Longmeadow government and politics. LONGMEADOW—By a huge majority, voters at the annual town meeting decided to restore hundred of thousands of dollars in school funding.  The town meeting, functioning as the town’s legislature approved the

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Manic Monday Markup 5/6/13…

…And the World: We begin today in Great Britain, where last week local elections were held in which the far-right UK Independence Party or Ukip, won a number of seats in county councils.  It also ran second in the race to fill former Foreign Minister

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Analysis: MGM’s Wizardry of the Odds…

After months of sniping and one-upsmanship, MGM, the Las Vegas-based casino developer, beat out Penn National to forge a community host agreement with the City of Springfield.  Mayor Domenic Sarno, in an at times mushy and naïve announcement, said that the South End proposal would