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Message from the Publishers Dear
Friends,
Due
to an ever-increasing workload for our main business
(Starstruck Design) and our online store for Western
Mass products (ShopWesternMass.com),
Don and I have decided with some regret to discontinue
the Valley Viewpoint newsletter. But don't panic!
There's still a lot of great info on this site. Check
out our archives:
Eve
Droppings
Town Spotlights
Making a Difference
Simply Living
Having Our Say
If
you're looking for current news about the Pioneer
Valley, try the following sites:
The
Greenfield Optimist
www.greenfieldoptimist.com
The Greenfield Optimist is a
local online newspaper for Greenfield, Massachusetts,
and the surrounding area.
The
Greenfield Recorder
www.recorder.com
The online version of Greenfield’s daily newspaper
The
Hampshire Gazette
www.gazettenet.com
The online version of The Hampshire Gazette
(subscription required)
Mass
Live
www.masslive.com
The online version of The Republican (Springfield)
newspaper
Traprock
Peace Center
www.traprockpeace.org
News of the Pioneer Valley peace and justice
movement
If
you're looking for alternatives to the network and cable
news, try the following alternative (albeit liberal)
media sites:
Truthout
www.truthout.org
Alternet
www.alternet.org
Bush
Greenwatch
www.bushgreenwatch.org
Tom
Paine.com
www.tompaine.com
Progressive insight and action
True
Majority
www.truemajority.org
Ben Cohen (of Ben and Jerry's) political site
Jim
Hightower
www.jimhightower.com
Jim Hightower's insightful (and often hilarious)
commentary on the political and socio-economic scene
Common
Dreams
www.commondreams.org
Breaking news and views for the Progressive
Community
The
Nation
www.thenation.com
Unconventional wisdom since 1865
Making a Difference:
ShopWesternMass.com
The editors of Valley Viewpoint have launched a new
online store devoted solely to products from Western
Massachusetts. It's called Shop Western Mass and you can
find it at www.ShopWesternMass.com.
The idea was born out of our desire to help the local
economy of Western Mass and to showcase the incredible
range of talent and creativity of its residents. But we
also wanted to give back to the community we love so
much. So as part of our business model, we'll be
donating a percentage of our sales on the site to local
causes and cultural organizations, including the Food
Bank of Western Massachusetts, CISA, the Franklin County
CDC, the Northeast Foundation for Children, the North
Quabbin Woods Project, NESEA and the Pioneer Valley
Symphony Orchestra & Chorus.
Currently, the site features more than 25 individual
vendors who produce all types of products, including
fine art and handmade crafts, specialty food, bath and
body, clothing, candles, calendars, music and books.
It's a great place to go for gifts -- and you're sure to
find something to please even the most discriminating
tastes.
Shop local – ShopWesternMass.com!
Clarkdale
Fruit Farm - Deerfield, MA
Foxfire
Fiber - Shelburne, MA
Main
Street Millwork - Greenfield, MA
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