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The Shoestring

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DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

THE WIRED, WIRED WEST

The collapse of public internet in Easthampton and the struggle to connect Massachusetts’s overlooked communities

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DUSTY CHRISTENSEN October 4, 2023
AINA DE LAPPARENT ÁLVAREZ

OP-ED: LANGUAGE JUSTICE STILL NEEDED FOR IMMIGRANT DRIVERS

Under a new law, undocumented immigrants can get a driver’s license. But bureaucratic language barriers still stand in the way.

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AINA DE LAPPARENT ÁLVAREZ September 8, 2023
CHRIS FARAONE

ACKNOWLEDGING SOME BRIGHT SPOTS ON THE DARKENING MASS MEDIA LANDSCAPE

Though the response was mostly positive, however cloaked in sadness, there were also criticisms, and for the most part I agree with complaints about how I neglected to identify those working hard to hydrate news deserts and who are launching ambitious hyperlocal startups and hustling between the gaps.

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CHRIS FARAONE November 6, 2019
SETH KERSHNER

HAMPDEN COUNTY’S PEPPER SPRAY PROBLEM

Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities

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SETH KERSHNER July 3, 2019
SETH KERSHNER

RIGHTS, CAMERAS, EXTRACTIONS

Hampshire County has the most violent small jail in the state, and one of the least transparent

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SETH KERSHNER March 14, 2019
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