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AF-AM NEWS bits – January 2023
By now everybody in Springfield knows that when Mayor Sarno says he is giving you a property tax break, it’s time to move to another city or change mayors because every year, since he first came into office, our property taxes have gone up after he ceremoniously, with great fanfare, announced a property tax cut…
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AF-AM News bits – December 2022
ALL IT TAKES IS VISION AND THE WILLINGNESS TO CHANGE Although “My Point of View” article on page 24 sums up my thoughts and feelings about the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, it is important that readers know I am not alone as the author of a recent Time Magazine article confirmed. (November 7/November 14, 2022)
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AF-AM News bits – November 2022
By Frederick A. Hurst “POWER” AND THE SPRINGFIELD POLICE COMMISSIONSome people quiver when they hear the word “power” used in a political context, especially when it is used by a Black person. And it’s especially been that way since the sixties when the political meaning of the term was reinvented by organizations like the Black…
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AF-AM News bits – October 2022
LIZ CHENEY ON TRUMPI could never vote for Liz Cheney but I would certainly embrace her and welcome her into the human race. Her selfless service on the January 6 Congressional Committee is alone impressive as has been her condemnation of those involved in planning the insurrection, including the Republican former president who she has…
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AF-AM News bits – September 2022
By Frederick A. Hurst JAKE OLIVEIRA FOR STATE SENATEState Representative Jake Oliveira’s State Senate campaign has received the endorsement of State Representatives Carlos Gonzalez, Bud Williams, Orlando Ramos, and Mike Finn, as well as Springfield City Councilors Zaida Govan, Tracye Whitfield, Justin Hurst, Victor Davila, Malo Brown and Maria Perez; Springfield School Committee Members Chris…