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  • Cultural Fusion: A Neon Installation by Billy Myers

    On view at Art for the Soul Gallery, Springfield, MA | Through August 10, 2025 Step inside a world where history glows and silence hums in color. Cultural Fusion, a new installation by Billy Myers, transforms Art For the Soul Gallery, located in Tower Square in Springfield, Massachusetts, into something living—part memory, part mirror, part…


  • Father-Son Relationships

    We know that a father influences the person their son becomes. However, when it is distant or strained, emotional wounds tend to linger well into adulthood. But when this bond is strong, sons grow up feeling secure and valued. Even though this bond usually takes time to evolve, it is time well spent.


  • The Rules of The Game

    I was mildly surprised by the response of some close friends and acquaintances who expressed surprise that Point of View placed a full-page ad submitted by candidate and State Representative Bud Williams in his 2024 winning election against Johnny McKnight on a prominent page in our October issue just weeks before the early November election.


  • Naming to Heal: DJT Trauma

    I was recently speaking with a friend about my long-ago healed anxieties, insecurities, and trauma reactions that have returned since DJT announced his candidacy and his subsequent win of the presidential election. Have you been feeling strangely unlike yourself? Are the unhealed parts of you looming large? Is despair creeping up on even the strongest…


  • Springfield Museums Brings the Cosmos to the Community: Astronomy Day 2025

    Springfield — The Springfield Museums presents Astronomy Day 2025, an annual event part of a nationwide, grass-roots movement to bring astronomy to the people, happening Saturday, May 3, from 10 am–5 pm. Attendees will enjoy hands-on astronomy activities for all ages, planetarium shows, and (weather permitting) sunspot viewing. Free with museum admission.Astronomy Day is co-hosted…


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  • Pregnancy is a Family Affair: Community Support in Maternal & Child Health

    A community-centered approach to maternal health is more important than ever. Massachusetts continues to experience persistent disparities in maternal morbidity and infant outcomes, with families of color disproportionately affected (MA DPH, 2024). For many expectant mothers, particularly Black, Brown, and immigrant women, culturally grounded support systems play a crucial role in bridging gaps created by…

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