Social Issues

Prof. Joseph Ellis

Guest: Prof. Joseph Ellis, Mount Holyoke College, author, “First Family: Abigail and John Adams” National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning historian Joseph Ellis helps us mark Patriots Day week with a discussion of his recent book profiling Massachusetts’...

Western Mass Saves

Director of Western Mass Saves Jonathan Edwards and participant Julie Marcus discuss the web platform that provides personalized energy saving recommendations and allows residents to compare and make energy efficient choices. Additional Info: Western Massachusetts...

Brooks Fitch

Connecting Point contributor Brooks Fitch interviews David Starr, president of The Springfield Republican, in a wide-ranging discussion about his many years at the helm of western Massachusetts’ largest circulation daily newspaper as well as his and wife Peggy’s...

Unfair Property Taxes

Patricia Quintilian, author of “Are You Getting Screwed on Your Property Taxes?” will be our guest to discuss her book and the problems she has come across in the way property taxes are being determined. Watch the Segment Additional Info: www.propertytaxrights.com...

Henry Twiggs: Racial Relations Today

Springfield City Councilor and veteran activist, Henry Twiggs will be joining us on Thursday, March 3rd to look at the state of racial relations in our country today and his own history within the civil rights movement. Additional Info: Henry Twiggs Profile Watch this...

Last Minute Tax Filing

The deadline to complete your federal income taxes is fast approaching. Doug Theobald, CPA from Moriarty & Primack gives crucial tips for last-minute tax filers. Additional Info: Moriarty & Primack, P.C. Doug Theobald...

The Polish Center of Discovery and Learning

22,000 Polish military officers and other leaders of Polish society were murdered in the Katin forest in 1940. Stash Radosh, executive director of the Polish Center for Discovery and Learning, Carolyn Topor, president of Kosciuszko Foundation, and Ronald Lech,...

Peace Corps 50th Anniversary

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps., New England Regional Recruiting Manager Erin Mone-Marquez, and former Peace Corps. Volunteer Colleen King talks about the history and their experiences while serving in the Peace Corps. Erin Mone-Marquez Colleen...

Future Works Regional Employment

Rexene Picard, executive director of Future Works Career Center in Springfield discusses the regional employment picture and her state agencies role in providing the unemployed services and assistance to get back into the work force. Additional Info: Future Works...

MCAS Book: “Testing the Heart”

Two former Holyoke High teachers have written a fictional book telling the story of a young teacher and dealing in large part with their concerns about the impact the MCAS tests are having on education. Co-authors Melva Michalian, and Lorene Morin of “Testing the...

Talk/Read/Succeed

The 2009 MCAS reading test results for Springfield found 64 percent of city’s third graders scored below proficient. Now, a new initiative from the Davis Foundation is working in two of Springfield’s poorest housing developments to improve literacy rates, educate...