Sedona Symphony opens season with surprises

The Sedona Symphony Orchestra opened its 20th season at the Sedona Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Oct. 20, with several surprises for the audience, including a change of performers and a guitar concerto. Due to last-minute illness, Artistic Director Janna Himes and Concertmaster Sarah Schreffler were absent for the day, but in their place the […]

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: October/September Surprises!

October Surprises are the well-known (and more often left-wing) tactics. Recall the shocking last-minute revelation, five days before the 2000 election, that candidate George W. Bush had been charged with drunk driving more than a quarter-century earlier. This surprise may have cost President Bush the popular vote that year. In some cases, incumbents can use […]

Gambling bill hearing offers no surprises

The Comprehensive Gambling Bill of 2024 was unveiled for the first time Tuesday during a hearing in the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee. There were no surprises. For more than an hour, 18 speakers took three-minute turns to express their concerns about the law or explain why it's great for countries and organizations. A […]

Will the June Forecast Bring Any Surprises to Western MA?

Here in western Massachusetts, especially in the Berkshires, we are blessed with authentic spring weather. It’s been a very nice day, and it’s hard to believe that the temperature is soaring in the summer. It often seems like winter is over, and we’re quickly plunged into summer-like temperatures without a real “spring” in between. Spring […]