Tuesday, November 17, 2015

An Old Picture About Race in Amherst

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A year ago today, I put up a little post about a picture involving attitudes toward race in Amherst . With renewed discussion of problems ...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Amherst NOT "only the 'h' is silent" caption contest

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As almost all readers of this site will know, the unofficial motto of the town, popularized at the time of our 250th anniversary in 2009 , a...
Monday, October 12, 2015

The Best Columbus Bio You Never Read (and it's German)

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Every year, as Columbus Day rolls around, it seems that the critique of the explorer and reluctance to celebrate his holiday grow. Nothing ...
Sunday, September 27, 2015

A Placeholder for an Absence: Amherst Town Manager John Musante, 1961-2015

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the large flag on the Town Common at half-staff following the funeral for Amherst Town Manager John Musante, 26 September 2015
Friday, September 11, 2015

9-11 flags fly in Amherst. Now, annually.

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It shouldn't be news, but it is. Controversy over the special additional commemorative flags --for we always commemorate the anniversary...

The Other 9-11 (s)

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Since we have so many flag controversies here in Amherst , let me make clear that Hampshire College, like other major institutions in town, ...

Pentagon 9-11 flag

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Not the least of the many strengths of the National Museum of American History in Washington is that its scale allows it to house and displa...
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Monday, August 31, 2015

Town Meeting Follies. The New Hampshire View (2): Quaint Characters

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As noted in the previous post , a chance historic preservation and genealogy conversation on Twitter some years ago about antiquated New Eng...

Town Meeting Follies. The New Hampshire View (1): "I Hate Town Meeting"

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Given that we have launched into the great debate over the proper form of local government, I am hauling pertinent past posts (or parts of t...

Artifact of the Moment: "Souvenir de la Libération": France, 1944

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As the anniversary of the start of World War II draws near, time to squeeze in one more piece on the endgame. Recently, it was Okinawa and H...