Issue: August 2021
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For the love of horses
The thoroughbreds run at Saratoga Race Course in a scene from 2013. Photo by Joan K. Lentini By STACEY MORRISContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. The first race was an hour away as fans poured through the turnstiles at Saratoga Race Course on the first Sunday of this summer’s thoroughbred meet, but already there read more
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Campaign veteran returns to his roots
Skidmore graduate learned early lessons in local, regional races Eric Hyers, who grew up in North Adams and studied political science at Skidmore College, became a prominent campaign strategist for red-state Democrats. Now he’s back in the area to manage a congressional campaign. Courtesy photo By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer Most people would read more
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Rewriting the rules for egg farms
Mass. legislators move to change voter-backed law Cartons of eggs fill a refrigerated display at Guido’s Fresh Marketplace in Pittsfield. Large-scale egg producers are pushing Massachusetts to revise its pending rules for humane treatment of laying hens, though the smaller-scale suppliers of Guido’s aren’t affected by the changes. Susan Sabino photo. By CRAIG read more
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Space to dream with music in the air – Brian Raphael Nabors at Tanglewood
At Tanglewood, a young composer finds recognition, inspiration Brian Raphael Nabors is among the contemporary composers whose works are being performed at this summer’s Tanglewood festival. His orchestral work “Iubilo” will be presented Monday, Aug. 16. Courtesy photo. By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer LENOX, Mass. The musicians open fast and light, in held strings read more
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Winning team fueled a village’s passion for baseball
The start-up, semi-professional baseball team in Granville, N.Y., had a perfect record for the season so far, and local businessmen decided the village needed a new ballfield that would fit the team’s caliber. “Granville has the baseball fever in the worst way,” The Granville Sentinel reported on Aug. 9, 1889. A local investment group met read more
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For Saratoga and for horses, reform is the better course
The animal rights movement has earned a reputation for extremism in recent decades, and there are many within the movement who hold to the notion that animals should be treated the peers of humans, deserving of the same freedoms. Some activists would, if they could, undo the centuries of human domestication of animals — and read more