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A proposal to remove the top few hundred feet of Mt. Tom in Mt. Tom State Reservation in Holyoke, MA was made public today by the Enviro Show, LLC.   Mr. Glen Ayers, spokesperson for the company stated: “We are not sure exactly what important geologic materials are buried deep inside of Mt. Tom, but it could be something that is needed somewhere in the world, and who ever needs it should not be concerned about the impacts that blowing off the top of this mountain will have on our local environment.”

The proposed operation would remove the top part of the mountain with explosives to get at the deeper, economically important geologic
materials. Ayers said the Old Growth Forest and the excess overburden from the blasting could be bull-dozed and dumped into the Whiting Street Reservoir  which is conveniently located down hill, providing plenty of capacity for spoil materials and any associated toxic wastes that the mining will generate. The project is seen as a boon to economic development in the region.

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This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / October 28th, 2009

Total Running Time: 59:29

This Week’s Topics:

–New television affiliate PTV in Youngstown, Ohio

–Horace Cooper, a multi-time Midweek Politics guest, lawyer, and political commentator is indicted for involvement with Jack Abramoff and other corruption charges.

Read more on Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 10.28.2009…

First Hour(5PM):

Gangbe Brass Band – Remember Fela
Salah Ragab – Ole (Cairo Version)
Girma Bèyènè – Yebèqagnal
Geraldo Pino & The Heartbeats – Born to Be Free
Bobby Benson and His Combo – Taxi Driver (I Don’t Care)
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou – Ne Te Faches Pas
Manu Dibango – African Battle
Hugh Masekela – Rekpete
Badou Jobe – Love’s a Real Thing
Konono No. 1 – Paradiso
Keziah Jones – Coltrane Nko?

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Warren Odess-Gillett interviews Luke Slott. Luke Slott is a musician from Dublin, who has just released his first CD “Don’t Go Back To Sleep“. He is now in the US working on a second CD project with the producer Kelly Snook. Before playing the interview, I play a clip from CSpan on the subject of the US Congress House Resolution 1008 that condemns the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran. The first speaker is Democratic representative Mark Burman of California. He is the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. The second speaker is Republican representative Steve Chabut of Ohio. The resolution was passed in the House of Representatives in August 2008.

Read more on A Baha’i Perspective 10.24.2009…

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Greetings Earthlings. Time to pay the piper AND prepare for upcoming Halloween festivities. Anne Peterman of Global Justice Ecology calls in with scary tales of the FrankenTrees!. But, even scarier than that: we pitch and pitch and pitch until YOU, dear listener, surrender to our siren call. Yes, we’re in a…..ahem….GRAVE situation here and need YOUR support! Valley Free Radio can’t continue to serve you with excellent award-winning shows like The Enviro Show without your contributions. If your reading this on our blog PLEASE go HERE and donate today. We’ll have more of that and some frightening news but first it’s time for…. Revenge of the Critters! Spiders in Texas build MONSTER WEB. Don’t get caught up in it!!

After we pitch, pitch, pitch for a spell we’ll lay The Enviro Show Quote of the week on you thus:

“The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behavior control, genetic engineering, transplanted heads, computer poetry and the unrestrained growth of plastic flowers” – Lewis Thomas

Read more on The Freakin’ Fund Drive Frankentree Enviro Show…

October 21, 2009 General Membership Meeting (MEF Community Room – 60 Masonic Street)

Meeting began at 7:05 PM

Attending: Andy Sewell, Ed Russell, Arjuna Greist, Bob Gardner, Dana Prescott, Charles Merchand, Courtney Whitely (Preecha), Rikk Desgres, Tony Udell, Steve Cutting, Joel Saxe

Read more on October 21, 2009 GM Minutes (Annual Meeting)…

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / October 21st, 2009

Total Running Time: 58:30

This Week’s Topics:

–New television affiliates in Easthampton, MA, Goffstown, NH, and Newport, VT.

–Dr Joseph Chambers, author of The Masterpiece – God’s Unfolding Revelation joins us live to talk about how we are getting close to the end of time, whether Jews are going to hell, and much more.

Read more on Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 10.21.2009…

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HILLTOWN FAMILY VARIETY SHOW
Halloween Episode & Podcast

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Saturday from 9-10am
WXOJ LP – 103.3 FM – Valley Free Radio
Northampton, MA

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First Hour:
King Tubby & the Soul Syndicate – Empty Vessel Dub
Prince Lincoln – True Experience
King Jammy – Different Dub
Welton Irie – Black Man Get Up Tan Up Pon Foot
Scientist – Seconds Away
Earl Sixteen – Trial & Crosses
The Revolutionaries – Wicked Dub
Ranking Joe – Fire
King Tubby & Soul Syndicate – Ethiopian Version
Mikey Dread – Resignation Dub
I Roy – Love Thy Neighbor
Tappa Zukie – Cool This Dub
Big Joe – Big Disgrace
Lone Ranger – Noah in the Ark
Delroy Wilson – Cool Operator
African Dub – The Entebbe Affair
Little Audrey – Sea Puss and Bammie
Ike Bennett & the Crystallites – Ilya Kuryakin
Dennis Brown – Troubled World

Read more on Jah Love Music 10.21.09 10AM-Noon Playlist…

FREE TICKETS
Playing For Change: Peace Through Music
at the Calvin Theater in Northampton, MA
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 @ 8pm

Hilltown Families and Iron Horse Entertainment Group have partnered up to offer a chance to win free tickets to see adult venues in Northampton, MA for a PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT! You pay for the sitter, we’ll pay for the tickets!

Read more on PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT GIVEAWAY: Four Tickets to See “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music” in Noho!…