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Manic Monday Markup 4/30/12…

…And the World: We start today in jolly old England where the maw that is the scandalous power and influence of Rubert Murdoch may be on the verge of claiming another victim.  Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, has been accused, based on recently released memos,

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Biomass Bulletins: Council ZBA Appeal on Hold…

The fight to stop a wood-burning electric plant on Page Boulevard lumbers on despite the recent victories of the plant’s many opponents. Palmer Renewable Energy, the plant’s developer has appealed both the City Council’s revocation of the plant’s special permit and the decision of the

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Manic Monday Markup 4/23/2012…

…And the World: France votes!  Yesterday French voters went to the polls in the first round of voting for that country’s presidential election.  Socialist Party Candidate Francois Hollande took the top spot beating out incumbent President Nicholas Sarkozy.  Both will advance to the next round

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Warren’s ties to Connecticut Law School…

The following story originally appeared this February in Pro Se, the Student Newspaper of the University of Connecticut School of Law and was written by your Editor-in-Chief.   SPRINGFIELD–When Congressman Christopher Murphy a 2002 graduate of UCONN Law announced last year he was running for

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Manic Monday Markup 4/16/2012…

…And the World: We begin today in the tiny and relatively young nation of East Timor, which held a runoff election in its Presidential contest.  The ex-Indonesian Lusophonic province is set to elect Jose Maria de Vasconcelos an ex-military chief, who, according to the Sydney

The Insight: Westside…Eastside…

This post is the second in a series on the Hampden Senate District Primary Election. WEST SPRINGFIELD—After the heartache and drama of reapportionment left Massachusetts with one less seat in Congress, the less high-profile process would be the act of cramming 160 House districts and

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Manic Monday Markup 4/9/12…

…And the World: We start off today in South Africa where tensions within the ruling African National Congress among party leaders and its youth leader Julius Malema continue to rock the party that is credited with ending Apartheid.  The BBC World Service (Starts at 26:35),

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Going on Offense on Crime…

With its capacity to capture headlines and late night news teasers, crime remains one of the troubles for which Springfield get plenty of attention.  Although the news can make the city appear to be a river of blood set against the din of incessant gunfire,

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Manic Monday Markup 4/2/2012…

…And the World: We start off today in Burma.  In elections held this weekend to fill mid-term vacancies in the Burmese parliament, Democracy Activist Aung Sun Suu Kyi and her party appeared headed for a blowout scooping up as many as 43 of 45 contested