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The New Republican Contract on America Released |
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Written by Ole Ole Olson
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Saturday, 28 November 2009 |
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The final stroke in the Republican master plan to retake congress has just been released. It involves a purity list of 10 resolutions that candidates pledge to fulfill, in a mirror of the Contract on America in 1994. According to the New York Times, “The battle among Republicans over what the party should stand for — and how much it should accommodate dissenting views on important issues — is probably going to move from the states to the Republican National Committee when it holds its winter meeting this January in Honolulu.” This is the final piece of the puzzle from a playbook that has been identical to the one the Republicans used in 1993-94. This playbook was instrumental in convincing voters in 1994 to give the GOP a chance to pass some major pieces of legislation. The pattern leading up to this announcement was identical at that time to today, and includes the following steps:
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INVEST LOCALLY IN A SUSTAINABLE GREENFIELD |
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Written by Al Norman
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Monday, 26 October 2009 |
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DONATE NOW TO HELP STOP WAL-MART ON THE FRENCH KING This past week marked the 16th anniversary of the defeat of Wal-Mart in Greenfield. But the battle over sustainable land use never ends. For more than three years, a wealthy developer from Connecticut has been trying to build a 160,000 square foot superstore on 19 acres at the end of the French King Highway, right across Route 2A from the site where Wal-Mart was defeatedin 1993. The store proposed today is 2.5 times bigger than Stop & Shop. It would be the largest single retail building in Franklin County history. The French King Wal-Mart is significantly larger than the Wal-Mart in Northampton, Hadley, Orange, or Hinsdale---all of which are around 100,000 s.f. The developer refuses to make the store smaller, despite Wal-Mart’s statements to the media that it is “comfortable” with 70,000 square foot superstores. |
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Climate Action Carnival in Greenfield this Saturday |
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Written by Becca King
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
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We have already sent out our Publicity Release, long and short versions, for all to see. AND....We just learned that there will be 4000 locations in 170 countries, including Iran and Afghanistan, that Greenfield is joining on Saturday. Bill McKibben, the originator of this action, will be in Times Square receiving all the streaming photos from all over the world, which will be projected onto the Big Screen in times Square Sat. night. Greenfield will be among them!!!
We hope you, too, will be at the Greenfield High School anytime from 9:30-2:30 to witness this amazing event. The photo op will take place between 2:15 and 2:30 following a parade.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Becca King
350 Climate Action Carnival
413-773-7004
"It is hard for me to understand a culture that spends more on wars and weapons to kill than it does on education and welfare to help and develop."
Chief Dan George 1899-1981 |
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The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. and Power-On Local Youth: Bridging a Divide? |
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Written by Michael Phillips
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 |
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SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass., July 20th 2009The Yankee Candle Company announced today that it will provide ongoing support to students in Franklin County Public Schools through “Power-On Local Youth” (P.O.L.Y.), a youth support organization recently founded by a member of the local community, Mike Phillips. “Our goal is to give free working computers directly to students in need throughout Franklin County”, says Phillips – who also works as the Internet Strategist with Yankee Candle. “Yankee Candle has always been a responsible and generous member of the Western Massachusetts community and I’m proud to work for and with an organization so actively engaged in efforts to help others”. |
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