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Congressman John W. Olver has represented the 1st Congressional District spanning Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester and Middlesex Counties -- since June 1991.
Congressman Olver is currently the only member from the Massachusetts delegation serving on the House Appropriations Committee.
IIn 2005 he was named to the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. This panel has jurisdiction over the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and all land conservation, habitat restoration and water management activities conducted by the Department of Interior. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the research programs promoting energy efficiency, renewable energy and alternative fuels and the Department of Energy, plus the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, are also funded annually by the Interior Environment Subcommittee.
Since his appointment to the Appropriations Committee, Olver's chief objective has been to obtain funding for economic development projects at home that spur new business opportunities in central and western Massachusetts. Protecting the environment, increasing worker rights and benefits, expanding access to affordable health care, and improving education likewise are top priorities.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 16 May 2008 )
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Freelance Writer: Carla Charter, Phillipston, Ma.
Carla Charter is a freelance writer from Phillipston, Ma. who is having her first book, A Necessery Harvest published in April by ladderpress.
The novel, centers around two elderly characters, Vangie and Elmer, and tells the story of Elmer's desperate and sometimes illegal attempts to assist his wife in battling a reoccurence of cancer while also trying to find a way to pay their mounting medical expenses.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 March 2008 )
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Defining a Franklin County Manifesto |
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Defining our region: The Franklin County Manifesto
This manifesto is the outcome of a workshop at last fall’s Creative Economy Summit. Bob Barba and Mary Clare Powell, the workshop leaders, and the Summit group have worked it repeatedly, asked for lots of feedback from you all, and think it might be finished. We know it won’t suit everyone but it reflects the thoughts generated by the group at the summit.
We need some feedback. Will you read it over, and answer these questions via the forum on this website?
- Are you enthusiastic about a Manifesto?
- Can you think of ways that you personally might be able to use it, for example, taking it to artists groups you belong to, using it to stimulate a discussion about the creative economy with a friend who owns a small business, etc.
- What might be a jazzier title?
- What might the Franklin Country Arts and Culture Partnership use it for, aside from including it with our Strategic Plan, and grant proposals?
- How might we include the perspectives of business people in it, or is that not appropriate? How do we bridge this to others who don’t see themselves as artists?
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 March 2008 )
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A benefit concert for the Shea Theater at the Shea featuring:
the gypsy jazz of Di Di Coy
originals, covers, blues and improvisation, The Steve Crow Trio,
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hip hop, rock, indie, rap, garage, soul, funk, and a little twang by The Lowercase gs.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
1-5 PM
$6.00
Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Avenue A Cafe in Turners Falls
or at The Shea Theater Box Office by calling 413-363-2281
www.theshea.org
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 March 2008 )
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Diane Clancy, Greenfield, is a painter and web designer. Diane has been active in peace, environmental, health, and social and economic justice issues. Diane’s vibrant paintings feature color and vision. She creates artwork in both digital and a variety of traditional media aiming to uplift and inspire people. Her work can be found at her website, http://www.dianeclancy.com and her blog at http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 April 2007 )
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