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October 17, 2014
Kris Delmhorst Concert Is October 23
Kris Delmhorst will perform a concert at the Parlor Room in Northampton on October 23 at 7 p.m. A Boston Globe staff writer called her music "sterling," which means excellent. You can hear one of Delmhorst's best songs for free at:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Broken+White+Line/2J1mv5?src=5
Massachusetts Residents to Decide Bike-Ped, Train Budget Nov. 4
The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition is asking Massachusetts residents to vote "no" on Question 1 on November 4. A “no” vote will improve subways, trains, buses, bicycle paths, and sidewalks, the group says. The Coalition's mission is to promote a bicycle-friendly environment and encourage bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation. The group has nine paid employees. Its board of directors is elected by anyone who donates $20 a year.
October 10, 2014
Kris Delmhorst Concert Is October 23
Kris Delmhorst will perform a concert at the Parlor Room in Northampton on October 23 at 7 p.m. A Boston Globe staff writer called her music "sterling," which means excellent. You can hear one of Delmhorst's best songs for free at:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Broken+White+Line/2J1mv5?src=5
Prisoner Uprising
A private corporation that runs a prison in Arizona where the state of Vermont sends some of its prisoners tried to keep secret an uprising by the Vermonters. The prisoners broke TVs and microwave ovens to protest harsh conditions in the prison. It is more difficult for the prisoners' family and friends to visit them in Arizona then if they were kept in a prison in Vermont. Experts say this means it will be harder for them to find jobs and a place to live when they get out. Ultimately, they a...
October 5, 2014
Kris Delmhorst Concert Is October 23
Kris Delmhorst will perform a concert at the Parlor Room in Northampton on October 23 at 7 p.m. A Boston Globe staff writer called her music "sterling," which means excellent. You can hear one of Delmhorst's best songs for free at:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Broken+White+Line/2J1mv5?src=5
The Valley Post Seeks Donations, Volunteers
About 375 people per month read the Valley Post. Each of those people read the Post approximately once a week, on average. Donations from readers is the Valley Post's only source of income. To avoid conflicts of interest, we reject advertising and government funding. Please make a donation and/or volunteer for the Valley Post.
Anyone who donates $35 annually, or volunteers four hours per year, becomes a member of the Post. When the Post has 50 or more members, the members will be able to vote...
October 4, 2014
Kris Delmhorst Concert Is October 23
Kris Delmhorst will perform a concert at the Parlor Room in Northampton on October 23 at 7 p.m. A Boston Globe staff writer called her music "sterling," which means excellent. You can hear one of Delmhorst's best songs for free at:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Broken+White+Line/2J1mv5?src=5
Activists Fight for Deaf School in Brattleboro
In Brattleboro, a 110-year-old school for deaf people closed this year. Deaf activists and their supporters are organizing to get the school, which had been funded by the state, re-opened. They recently held a rally at the state capitol in Montpelier. More than 300 people were at the rally.
