Despite what you see in this photo, I’m not the type who would verbally abuse a cop. But this article in yesterday’s NY Times about the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., As Officers Face Heated Words, Their Tactics Vary, made me wonder what the line of tolerance is for our local men and women in blue. Should they ignore the verbal abuse as long as no threats are being made? Does the setting matter (public vs private)? How about if the comments are coming from a youth? (continued)
Author: <span>Griff Wigley</span>
Every couple of years, I take a photo of a group of sidewalk salonistas “… obstructing the sidewalk while using mood-altering chemicals in front of the Goodbye Blue Monday.” They’re…
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Our guest: Alice Thomas, member of the City of Northfield Planning Commission-Zoning Board of Appeals (PC-ZBA). We discussed their recent ruling on the old Tires Plus property (Lansing garden center) as well as the Land Development Code (LDC). I’ve turned off comments on this post; continue discussion on Tracy’s post from last week.
Click play to listen. 30 minutes.
There’s something happening at Digs on Division St. but I don’t know what. Anyone? Anyone?