SPRINGFIELD
This Kid Sold Lemonade to Fund His Own Adoption
Nine-year-old Tristan Jacobson and his guardians made $14,000 with a little lemonade and the help of the internet.
The First Pitch: Race, Redemption, and American Legion Baseball
In 1934, an American Legion team from Massachusetts traveled to South Carolina for a tournament. When organizers refused to let their black starting pitcher take the mound, they turned back around.
Mind Body Spirit: Springfield College's Mystical Coaching Domination
How has tiny Springfield College come to dominate the NFL coaching ranks?
Massachusetts Mayor Doesn't Want More Somali Refugees in His Town
Citing strained city services, the mayor of Springfield has asked the US State Department to stop relocating Somali refugees to the city.
Coffin Nails and Faith Healing
On a short visit to the old homestead in Springfield, Missouri, I borrow my mother’s car and drive to Bass Pro Shops, a local success story about a country boy tying fishing flies to sell in his father’s liquor store and turning it into a national...
