Cap City | Thursday, August 9,2012

CANDY CRUSADE

For those of us with a sweet tooth, no excuse is needed to make us buy candy. Chocolate-covered peanuts are particularly persuasive. But for those blessed with self-control when it comes to sweets, th

Cap City | Thursday, August 9,2012

RESCUE VEHICLE

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Prisons need vans to transport inmates so they won’t escape. In Hillsboro, animal lovers want a van to help get dogs and cats out of lockup and save them from the executioner’s needle.Foun

Cap City | Thursday, August 2,2012

FISCAL FIGHTERS

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Members of a Springfield activist group held a sit-in this week at U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson’s office to protest tax breaks that they say benefit only the very wealthy. While Johnson’s current

Cap City | Wednesday, August 1,2012

GET IN LINE

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A legal spat between THR & Associates and the public-television station that produces Antiques Roadshow is starting to get, well, old.WGBH, the television station based in Boston, was back in fede

Cap City | Thursday, July 26,2012

SUMMER SUSTENANCE

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For kids, summer usually means lazy days filled with swimming, riding bikes, and staying up late. But for too many kids, summer can also mean hunger. When kids aren’t in school, they aren’

Cap City | Thursday, July 26,2012

BROWN OUT

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In the Solving-Problems-We-Didn’t-Know-We-Had Department, federal regulators are pondering the fate of apples that won’t turn brown.You can bruise it, you can slice it, you can dice it, yo

Cap City | Thursday, July 19,2012

FASTER PHONES

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AT&T customers in Springfield should have noticed an increase in the speed of their mobile data connections last week, as the company announced an upgrade to its capabilities in the capital city.

Cap City | Thursday, July 19,2012

HERE: KITTIES, KITTIES

By Cap City

It isn’t hard to see why the Animal Protective League is giving away cats.Walk into the reception area of the animal shelter on Taintor Road and there, atop a desk, lies Garfunkel, a tabby, snoo

Cap City | Thursday, July 5,2012

SOLAR SPRINGFIELD

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As if biking wasn’t already green enough, Robert LaBonte of Springfield has found a way to make the world’s most popular form of wheeled transit even more Earth-friendly. LaBonte, owner of

Cap City | Thursday, July 5,2012

FINS FINISHED

By Cap City

If you’ve ever seen the BBC’s wonderful 11-part documentary titled “Earth,” you’ll no doubt recall the incredible power that great white sharks exhibit when hunting seals