Social Issues

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observances

Jim Madigan speaks with Eileen McCaffrey, interim Executive Director of the  Community Music School of Springfield; Ronn Brown, interim Executive Director of  MLK Jr. Family Services; and Benjamin Smith, Executive Director DREAM Studios in Springfield. The three...

Fuel Assistance

Valley Opportunity Council Executive Director Stephen Huntley and V.O.C. Energy Programs Director Gail Pisacane discuss fuel assistance available this heating season to area residents who qualify. Will there be enough money in the fund to cover the...

YWCA Workforce Readiness Program

YWCA of Western Mass Executive Director Mary Reardon Johnson and Dawn DiStefano,YWCA Director of Resource Development, discuss the work force readiness program being provided by the YWCA specifically for women in the region who are survivors of domestic...

Valley Venture Mentors

Damon Magnuski, Co-founder of PeopleHedge.com and Scott Foster, Co-founder, Valley Venture mentors and registered mentor, discuss this local start-up business and the work. Valley Venture mentors does like to help start-ups in the region....

What Does it Take for a Woman to Become a Leader?

“A Seat at the Table” is a documentary film created by six students from Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield. They will speak with Carrie Saldo about some of the questions they explored including: What does it take for a woman to become a leader? Is it...

Simon Stevenson: UMass Dining

UMass Amherst Dining Services was recently ranked 3rd best in the nation for food by the Princeton Review for 2012. We talk with Executive Director Ken Toong about the honor, and take a look at what it takes to feed the students and faculty at theAmherst campus....

The Abolitionists

In conjunction with PBS series “The Abolitionists” premiering Jan. 8, Republican Executive Editor and local historian Wayne Phaneuf discusses local history related to John Brown, the underground railroad, and abolitionist activities in this area....

Gun Ownership

Victor Anop of Chicopee, former Executive Director of the Massachusetts Sportsmen’s Council and the Massachusetts Gun Owners’ Action League (GOAL), discusses his views as a gun-owner,  criminal defense attorney, and a parent regarding the Ct. School...

Earth Action

Lois Barber, co-founder and Executive Director of Earth Action &2020 Action in Amherst,  and Amherst College student and intern for Earth Action Peter Suechting will discuss the work of the organization work for peace, social justice, human rights and...