The Hemlock

01/07/2026

Peter Negroni, the city’s first Latino school superintendent, has died at the age of 83.

Negroni led the school department between 1989 and 2000 and oversaw the use of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment Systems exam. He was also integral in opening up the SABIS International School, the first charter school in the state which is now known as the Springfield International Charter School. My sincerest condolences!

Peter Negroni was 83.

04/01/2020

The same people posting propaganda and that martial law is coming don’t even vote. Your chance to have somebody that you trust in elected office is over. You guys that don’t Vote elected Trump, Baker, and Sarno all at the same damn time. Honestly you make me sick.all of these people have executive power to do pretty much whatever they want. If you ask me for anything I’m going to ask first if you registered to vote. Than I’m going to check if you even voted. Do it like in Puerto Rico. You don’t vote you get no help!!

03/03/2020

Americans are feeling the effects of late stage capitalism

The S-word is something of a red herring – what many voters want is a change from the dismal status quo, writes Arwa Mahdawi

12/17/2019

Interesting article to read for all my municipal representatives. Long story short, big box stores yield extreme negative returns, cities are left insolvent over these investments.

Elected officials fail to ask whether a new development producing enough wealth to fund the long-term maintenance of its own infrastructure—let alone public...

12/14/2019

"In its treatment of Kaepernick, the NFL also played out, in modern form, a scenario all too familiar from American history: The league showed black employees that their livelihood will be destroyed if they question white dominance and threaten the systems that have oppressed people of color for centuries."

This is true for any defacto system, they're not designed to benefit certain groups when the authors of said systems were authored by the historically controlling majority.

In pronouncing the outspoken quarterback’s career dead, the league underscored its own unwillingness to let players exercise their own power.

11/05/2019

I couldn't have said it any better.

11/05/2019

Another unforgettable moment Speaker vs 45

11/05/2019

Classic photo Speaker vs 45

11/05/2019

A quick synopsis on what the impeachment inquiry has exposed.

11/04/2019

It's clearly evident when American inequality happened, right after the Kennedy presidency the wealthy began their assault on minimizing the number of tax brackets and percentage amount paid.

The US currently has seven tax brackets — and some Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, think that's too many. In fact, it was a common talking point for Republicans throughout the...

11/03/2019

An interesting point of view that highlights current issues on "Culture Vultures" and "Columbusing".

Burning Man. Oregon Country Fair. The John Muir Trail. “Because it’s there.” Buddhist retreats. Trekking in Nepal. Firefly gathering. Rainbow gathering...White people do have culture. Our culture is that of colonization. Of genocide. Of taking. Of envy and of fear. The majority of white people...

10/15/2019