GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA – Veterans march through Greenfield in the Veteran’s Day Parade.  Vocal supporters along Federal and Main streets cheered the veterans.  The event concluded at Veteran’s Mall for a memorial ceremony.  November 11, 2008 © Natalie Eidelman

NORTHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA - Friends and family cheer during the start of the Boys 5k Division I run.  Over 500 students competed in the Western Massachusetts High School Cross Country Championships held at the Northfield Mountain course.  November 8, 2008 © John Paul Halford

NORTHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA – Casey McBride (left) and Jenna DelBuono head for the finish line during the Girls Division II Western Massachusetts High School Cross Country Race held at the Northfield Mountain course.  The best friends held hands the entire race to support and encourage each other.  Both attend Sabis International Charter School in Springfield, MA.  November 8, 2008 © John Paul Halford

BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT, USA - A dog peers out among people rallying for a nuclear-free Vermont during the Nuclear Free Jubilee.  The event, sponsored by the Safe and Green campaign, hopes to raise public support for the closing of the Vermont Yankee Power Plant in 2012. October 25, 2008 © Natalie Eidelman

AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, USA - Students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMASS) march and rally in support of Jason Vassell. Vassell, an African American student at UMASS, defended himself with a knife against two men who physically attacked him in his dormitory while calling him racial slurs. Vassell was charged with two counts of attempted murder. His supporters feel that he was unjustly charged and that he simply acted in self-defense. 12 March 2008 © Jason Kan

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA - A voter casts her electronic ballot for democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama at St. Rochs Church, on the largest Super Tuesday ever. Senator Obama won the state of Missouri, along with 12 other Super Tuesday states. 05 February 2008 Photo: © Paul Nordmann

MONTAGUE, MASSACHUSETTS,USA - Volunteer poll workers Donald La Pierre and Therese Fugere keep an eye on the proceedings at a polling station located at the Montague Senior Center. Voters went to the polls on this biggest Super Tuesday ever, casting their presidential primary ballots.  02 February 2008 Photo: © Ricardo L. Montanez

SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton speaks to an enthusiastic crowd at a town hall meeting at Springfield College. Senator Clinton brought her campaign to Massachusetts, where primary voters go to the polls next week on Super Tuesday. 28 January 2008 © Jason Kan

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA - Members of MU330 perform during their set at the club Off Broadway. MU330 was one of five bands that played the SKAliday show that raised money for KDHX, a community radio station. 29 December 2007 © Paul Nordmann

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama gives a speech to Dartmouth College students on primary day in New Hampshire. In the fight for New Hampshire votes, Senator Obama placed second, two percentage points behind Hillary Clinton. 08 January 2008 © Jason Kan