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Year: 2022
Issues & Analyses: Mode Shift: Supporting Sustainable Equitable Transportation
Column #1: Big Picture: Why A Mode Shift And What’s Needed? This the introductory essay...
Issues & Analyses: Why Zero Waste Is Often Left Out Of Climate Action
Zero Waste Targets Consumption Emissions That Contribute To Climate Change The following article, Why Zero...
Issue & Analyses: There Is A Safe And More Affordable Alternative To Toxic Synthetic Turf
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 18, 2022 in...
Letter: Board Of Health Must Weigh In On PFAS Hazard In Synthetic Turf
The following letter was sent to Amherst Health Director Jennifer Brown and the Amherst Board...
Letter: It’s Time To Fund Town’s Climate Action Goals
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Finance Committee, and Town Manager...
Letter: Proposed Dorm On Olympia Drive Is A Parking Crisis In The Making
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Planning Board, Planning Department, Town Manager, and...
Opinion: Why Is The Town Of Amherst Still Called Amherst?
In 1757, John Nash, Isaac Ward, and Nehimieh Dickinson, three of the leading citizens of...
Opinion: Council Offers Small Step Forward With Resolutions On July 5 Incident. Town Still Has Much Work To Do
I joined the special meeting of the Town Council on November 14 after the Town...
Opinion: The Rights Of Minors
With the apology of the Town Manager it may seem that the most contentious aspect...
Opinion: Defund413 Amherst Calls On Public To Speak Up At November Budget Forum
It’s budget season again in Amherst and there’s a lot to get noisy about! Defund413Amherst...
Opinion: Felling Of Merry Maple Was Premature, Lamentable
Just in time for the Holidays the powers that be in Amherst have allowed the...