Varese

More than a thousand people protesting against Berlusconi: “Resign!”

A protest in Piazza Monte Grappa: men and women, both young and old, and children; all were united in defence of the dignity of women.

Cinema

Climate change in the Mediterranean explained by an inhabitant of Varese

Eugenio Manghi, from Bodio Lomnago, is making a documentary on climate change in the Mediterranean Sea, which will be presented at the “Cinema Nuovo”, by the end of the year. Varese Province also features in the documentary.

Letter to the Editor

On 17 March, I’ll be celebrating in Ireland

A 22-year-old reader, a member of the Northern League with responsibility in the party, has written to us to express his dissatisfaction, and quotes Gaber: “I don’t feel Italian, but fortunately, or unfortunately, I am!”

Fencing

Young fencers from Varese triumph in Imola

In the only national, under-14 competition, the Varese team won the gold in the “Very Young” category, and the bronze in the Youth category.

Varese

Varese and its archaeology (re)apply to UNESCO

After the Sacred Mount and Mount Sangiorgio, the Isolino Virginia and Castelseprio have now also applied to become World Heritage Sites. In the meantime, work continues to preserve the region’s archaeological sites.

Varese

Graglia: “The country needs a constituent phase.”

During the press conference at the beginning of the year, the chairman of the industrialists in the Province, spoke about the crisis, praised what had been done in Varese, and demanded a turning point for Italy. “It would do us good if we had a trade-in.”

Saronno

“Do slow cars reduce pollution? It’s difficult to say.”

Giorgio Martini, a researcher at the JRC in Ispra, and an expert in motor vehicle emissions, comments on the results that have led to the ordinance by Saronno Town Council that limits the speed to 30 km/h.

FOOTBALL

Sannino sits on the “golden bench”

Varese technician received the maximum award for trainers for the past sporting year. Also Mourinho, Bisoli (Division B) and Favarin (C2) were awarded with him

Varese

“If Jesus came to Italy, Maroni wouldn’t let him in”

An interview with the actor Paolo Rossi. On Friday, 4 February, he will be on stage in Varese’s Apollonio Theatre, with Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo.

Ponte Tresa

Farewell to Don Giorgio, the priest without frontiers

The church was crowded for the final farewell to the priest. The community of Ponte Tresa wanted to remember the humanity and testimony of Don Giorgio, who died two days ago.

Busto Arsizio

Danny Glover: cinema as a way of passing on values

The African-American actor visited the “Antonioni” Film Institute, in Busto Arsizio. “I loved Italian cinema when I was a boy. But my greatest inspiration was my family; my grandparents were country people, and my mother, a university graduate.”

Curious facts

“Bunga bunga” comes to university, in the form of an algorithm

A computer science lecturer at Insubria University has created a problem for his students, that analyses the variables of the “parties” organised in the “free state of Bananas”. But one student did not like the idea.