The Short List: Springfield Casino Shrinks, Distracted Drivers, Aging Population
What made The Short List this week? On the heels of MGM’s Springfield casino plan scraping a towering skyscraper and instead building a six story hotel, MGM now says it’s reducing the casinos footprint...
View ArticleThe Short List: Student Protests, Problem Mascots And Governor Baker’s...
What made The Short List this week? Student protests at college campuses around the country and in the region continue. At their heart, concerns about racism and sexism on campus. Starting Thursday,...
View ArticleThe Short List: Syrian Refugees,MGM Explains And Mandatory Sentences
What made The Short List this week? Just days following the terrorist attacks in Paris some politicians, including many governors across the country, called for a temporary halt to letting Syrian...
View ArticleThe Short List: Reforming Gun Laws, Sheriff Asks Gun Owners To Carry Weapons,...
What made The Short List this week? Massachusetts has some of the strictest gun rules in the country. Do recent acts of mass violence suggest gun law reform is necessary? A sheriff in Ulster County New...
View ArticleCounty Jails Plagued By Health And Safety Violations
County jails in central and western Massachusetts have hundreds of health and safety violations. That’s according to the most recent state audit conducted by public health inspectors. Springfield...
View ArticleThe Short List: Governor Baker’s Low Key, State School District Take-Overs,...
What made The Short List this week? Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker lays out his 2016 agenda in the State of the Commonwealth. Among them, reducing problems with opioid addiction, increasing clean...
View ArticleThe Short List: Mike Albano Enters Sheriff’s Race, Lord Jeff No More, School...
What made The Short List this week? It’s January, the time when many governors announce new fiscal year budgets. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s numbers for local aid to cities and towns,...
View ArticleThe Short List: Treatment Facility In Springfield ?, New Hampshire Primary,...
What made The Short List this week? A drug and alcohol rehab center that was in downtown Springfield but got booted by the casino, then rejected by opponents in Springfield’s north end, now hopes to...
View ArticleThe Short List: Millenials Balk At Politics and Springfield Diocese Apologizes
What made The Short List this week? Media frenzy about presidential politics is in full swing, but surveys show millenials aren’t paying close attention. This week Springfield’s Catholic Bishop...
View ArticleAce Pitchers To Show Their Stuff At Red Sox Spring Training
The Red Sox welcome new ace pitchers at spring training in Florida this week. Boston Globe sports writer Nick Cafardo says the weather is gorgeous. And he thinks team prospects with starter David Price...
View ArticleFor Blind Vets, German Shepherds And Independence
There are some 160,000 blind veterans in the U.S. For many, regaining independence has been helped by a guide dog. Today, some in Congress support a measure to fund organizations like Fidelco in...
View ArticleThe Short List: Trump, Sanders, Clinton and Polls, Rattlesnakes @ Quabbin?
What made The Short List this week? Super Tuesday’s coming up. A poll conducted for WBUR shows Republican Donald Trump well ahead of his rivals in Massachusetts. On the Democratic side, the poll...
View ArticleDoes Facing Death Lessen Fears Of Dying?
Most people seem to fear death. Not surprising, according to Harvard researchers, who say even the word can increase nervousness and sadness. But Professor Michael Norton noticed that toward the end of...
View ArticleLost Medieval Music Serendipitously Found At Mount Holyoke College
The story behind a newly discovered leaf of medieval sheet music continues to unfold. Thought to be a replica — it was framed and hung in an office at Mount Holyoke College. But after falling to the...
View ArticleThe Short List: Beacon Hill On Drugs, Ct. Debates A 3rd Casino, Should We...
What made The Short List this week? Massachusetts legislators tackled multiple drug issues this week. A report with recommendations about how to legalize pot in the state was released, in...
View ArticleThe Short List: Baker Travel Flap, Holyoke Needle Exchange Jeopardy, Charter...
What made The Short List this week? The Boston Globe reported Massachusetts Governor Baker recently left the state to attend a conservative gathering. He left the Lieutenant Governor in charge, but...
View ArticleThe Short List: Mass Medical Costs, Springfield Residency Requirements And...
What made The Short List this week? A Blue Cross Blue Shield survey this week shows that more people in Massachusetts have a primary care physician. But that many continue to struggle with the high...
View ArticleDays From Opening Day, Red Sox Say Sandoval Is Now A $95 Million Bench Player
Big news from the Boston Red Sox: Pablo Sandoval has become a $95 million bench player. Twenty-five-year-old Travis Shaw will start at third base instead. For a Red Sox preview, we turn to sportscaster...
View ArticleThe Short List: Charter Schools, Perks For College Brass, Guinea Pigs As...
What made The Short List this week? The charter school debate in Massachusetts ramped up this week. Yesterday state Senate Democrats introduced what they consider a compromise bill. It raises the limit...
View ArticleThe Short List: Residency Rules, Rogue Judicial Rulings, Rare Rattlesnakes...
Springfield’s Mayor, Dominic Sarno and the city council continue to wrangle about residency requirements for city workers. The council wants control, but the mayor says he should have the final say....
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