Eesha Williams's Blog, page 144
October 9, 2013
Photo: Keene College
This photo was taken on October 9 at Keene State College. “The average college graduate with loans now leaves college $25,000 in debt. Student loan debt exceeds $1 trillion and is now greater than credit card debt,” writes Katrina vanden Heuvel in the Washington Post. “The debts are inescapable. Bankruptcy doesn’t extinguish them; even Social Security payments can be garnished to repay them.”
The full Washington Post article is at:
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-05-01/opinions/35457797...
October 8, 2013
Photos: Rally at Springfield City Hall
These photos were taken on October 7. They show Springfield residents at city hall. They were protesting mayor Domenic Sarno's failure to implement an anti-foreclosure ordinance that the city council passed in 2011. Banks have paid their CEOs millions of dollars a year while forcing dozens of poor people out of their homes in Springfield in recent years. If the city had implemented the ordinance, the city would have collected millions of dollars in so-called "security bonds" and fines from ba...
October 7, 2013
Chris Kasper Concert in Northampton Dec. 7
Chris Kasper is scheduled to perform a free public concert in Northampton on December 7 at 8 p.m. He will play at the Basement night club at 21 Center Street. A video of Kasper performing one of his songs with his band is at www.ChrisKasper.com. More information about the Basement is available by calling 800-THE-TICK or (413) 586-8686 or at the club's web site:
October 4, 2013
Workers Fight Back
On October 3, about 7,000 workers in Vermont voted to form a union. In Massachusetts, on October 24 in Springfield, workers will vote on whether to form a union. “We're looking for change from a company that is making millions of dollars,” Erskine Kelly told the Valley Post on October 1. He is a soup cook at Springfield College in Massachusetts.
September 28, 2013
Amtrak Getting Better in Valley
Trains are better for the environment than cars. They are much less likely to get in accidents. Trains can be faster and cheaper than cars. Starting in early 2015, Amtrak will be much faster than it is now between Brattleboro and Springfield. It will stop in Holyoke, Northampton, and Greenfield rather than its current stop in Amherst. “The trip from Brattleboro to Springfield will take about an hour on Amtrak,” Tim Brennan told the Valley Post earlier this month. He is the director of www.pvp...
September 21, 2013
Forest Defenders
Three local town governments will soon vote on whether to add 688 acres to a state park that’s near Keene and just a few miles from Massachusetts and Vermont. Meanwhile, a new organization is working to limit logging in the park. At more than 13,000 acres, Pisgah is New Hampshire’s biggest state park.
“This is on the Swanzey select board agenda for September 24,” Shane O’Keefe told the Valley Post. He is that town’s Administrator. “The meeting begins at 6 p.m. but [Pisgah] probably won’t be d...
