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We hope that one day we see a piliated woodpecker like this in Holyoke. 

Last night’s gala celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press drew about 500 attendees, including some of the biggest names in journalism, and raised some $700,000 for the committee amid grave concerns about the state of press freedom in the United States. Editor and […]

Back on the rock in the cozy Dolphin Guest House on Nantucket. After a struggle, finally got the broadband wireless to work, so for the next few minutes I am connected. Squirrelly, though, so who knows how long. Last night I posted my story called “American Nudist” on GoNOMAD.com, and […]

In the familiar Dolphin Guest House, their last season here on Nantucket. Next fall, a rich guy will make this big hotel his own private home. Probably tear down some of it, and make an opulent home for just a few. Watching TV here, May sweeps is always the best […]

I met Jeff Sherman just a month ago when I visited the city. Now look who he’s got coming to visit his office! 10:05 a.m.Air Force One landed as rain fell at the 440th air base. After a quick greet with VIPs, including Sheriff David Clarke and County Executive Scott […]

Bruce Springsteen, 2005 

Bruce Springsteen was featured on CBS’ wonderful Sunday Morning show today. The dapper guitarist said he’s definitely going to be playing when he’s 75, as he and the correspondent stood in front of the stage. There were 25 guitars up there, waiting to be played by the boss. “Why do […]

Although an offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound is still in the permitting process, a handful of islanders want to see one for themselves. And they’re willing to cross the Atlantic Ocean to do it. Six Nantucketers will leave for Denmark next Tuesday to take part in a trip sponsored […]

Evil twins are wireless networks that pretend to offer trusty Wi-Fi connections to the Internet like those available at some coffee shop, hotels and conferences. On a laptop screen, an evil twin Wi-Fi hotspot can look identical to one of the tens of thousands of legitimate public networks that consumers […]

Airlines in the U.S. are losing $34 million per day. Losses for the year stand at about $3.1 billion, twice as big as last years. Yet the real horror is that the Wall Street Journal reports that several airline CEOs say this may actually be a peak in the economic […]

Steel these days comes mostly from scrap metal. And many people are aware that scrap metal and waste paper are the two things we export the most to China. But one problem that was reported in Tuesday’s Wall St. Journal was that there is not a consistent and open system […]