The State We’re In: Campaign Update

  With this week’s heated Presidential Debate and the tight Brown-Warren U.S. Senate race, we talk about the local “grassroots” impact of state and national races with guests State Rep. Todd Smola (R– Palmer) and former political consultant Paul Robbins....

Artsbucks

Artsbucks is a new creative economy stimulus being used in the city of Pittsfield. For it, patrons get a rebate on the locally-made art that they buy. What are the nuts and bolts of this program and can it be...

Elder Protection

Christy Geffen , Program Coordinator for Northwestern District Atorney’s Elder & Persons with Disabilities unit, discusses the increase of crimes targeting the elderly and how to protect...

Ron Chimelis: Sports Cornucopia

Republican sports writer Ron Chimelis looks at what happened to the 2012 Red Sox, and the prospects for both the team & manager in the 2013 season. We also discuss the Patriots season so far and the NHL’s labor troubles....

Linked to Libraries

Link to Libraries Founder & President Susan Jaye Kaplan, Link to Libraries Project Director Sue Landry of the Books to Business program, and David Kalicka of participating business Meyers Brothers Kalicka accounting firm discuss efforts to have areas businesses...

Community-Based Learning Program

Dr. Alan Bloomgarden, Director of Community Engagement at the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts at Mount Holyoke College,  discusses “CBL,  a Community-Based Learning program. The CBL places students from the 5 Colleges in jobs or intern...