Social Issues

Saluting Service & Sacrifice

Marine Sergeant Joshua Bouchard of Granby, MA was on his second deployment when he lost his left leg and broke his back after his vehicle drove over a pressure plated IED in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on July 8th, 2009. While out on a night mission, Sgt. Bouchard...

Tornado Poster

Tantasqua Regional High School student and tornado victim Joel Kass has created a unique poster to raise funds for tornado...

Teacher Home Visits

Fred Rose, lead organizer for the Pioneer Valley Project, and Teacher Home Visit program parent Paul Lumpkin  discuss their call for expansion of the Teacher Home Visit Program in Springfield Public Schools. Linda Marina, teacher at Samuel Bowles School in...

Tornado Relief Survey

Steve Abdow, representing Springfield Community Together, discusses the  findings of a recent volunteer-conducted, door-to-door survey about the types of assistance people in Springfield need to complete their recovery from last June’s tornado, as well as what...

Consumer Protection

Janice Garrett, Director of Consumer Protection for the Northwestern District Attorneys office,  and Karen Cartier, President of the Security Loss and Prevention Association, discuss money wiring scams and how to protect yourself from getting “stung” by...

Armher Foundation

Deborah Halpin of Springfield, founder of “ARMHER”, talks about the kits and prodcuts her company markets aimed at providing women with personal protection against attackers....

Life After Sports: NFL Player Deaths

Following the suicide of NFL Pro-Bowler and former Patriot star Junior Seau, Springfield College Psychology Professor & Director of Athletic Counseling Judy Van Raalte, PhD., discusses the particular problems faced by professional athletes after retirement from...

Gay Pride

J.M. Sorel, representing NoHo Pride, will discuss events planned for the Saturday, May 12 Gay Pride Day festivities in Northampton. Sorel is a board member of NoHo Pride and is also a Justice of the Peace who has performed many same sex marriages since they became...

Dr. Patricia Martin – The Sexualization of Women

Licensed clinical psychologist Patricia Peters Martin discusses her concerns that our culture is increasingly “sexualizing” women and girls and at earlier ages than ever before. What is the impact for our society? MassLive: Challenging the Sexualization...

Cynthia Lowen, Producer “Bully”

Cynthia Lowen, producer of the new film “Bully”, joins us. The documentary follows multiple students who are bullied in school. Due to some of the language in the film it received an R rating, but before it premiered the rating was changed to PG-13. Lowen...

Teatro V!da

Teatro V!da youth ensemble will discuss May 3 national release of the book, BULLYING Replies, Rebuttals, Confessions and Catharsis: An Intergenerational and Multicultural Anthology”...