Category Archives: Western Mass Politics

The Struggle for Power

As I approach one full week without electricity and heat I find myself thinking quite a bit about power, sadly though, not the kind of power political scientists are paid to think about. Also, I’m not sure “thinking” is the right word for what I’m doing.

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The Springfield Mayor’s Race

The state’s third largest city is having a mayor’s race and to hear long time Western Mass journalists like Maureen Turner tell it, the question is does anyone know it in Springfield.

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9/11 as Local Political Theater?

I have been summoned to a meeting of the Select Board in my sleepy little Western Mass suburb to weigh in on a proposal to hold a town sponsored 10th anniversary commemoration of the 9/11 tragedy.

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