Public Comment: It’s Time to Move Forward with Waste Hauler Reform
The following public comment was prepared for the meeting of the Town Services and Outreach...
Year: 2024
Letter: Why Were Amherst Police Present at a Violent Police Action?
The following letter was sent to Amherst Police Chief Gabe Ting with copies to the...
Opinion: UMass Chancellor Reyes’ Police Action Was Unnecessary and Unprecedented. A Brief History of Dissent At UMass Amherst
Note: the following analysis draws substantially from the blog Radical UMass that was started around...
Opinion: Why Send Police to Halt a Peaceful Protest at UMass?
The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Let’s just say the obvious:...
Opinion: Joint Committees Approve Superintendent Contract for E. Xiomara Herman
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Opinion: With Malice Toward None…
“We won’t always agree – democracy thrives on disagreement – but we could perhaps learn...
Opinion: Water Terminators
The climate emergency is upon us. A vicious, unethical power and greed circle is devastating...
Opinion: Carrots and Sticks
Love, Justice and Climate Change There has been some discussion of carrots and sticks in...
Updated: The Becoming Human Zine: Student Reflections on a Campus in Crisis
Becoming Human By Abby Brooks and the Mutual Aid Project In the Fall of 2023,...
Twenty Years of Marriage Equality: Three Couples’ Stories
The following article appeared previously in the Amherst Current. It is reposted here with permission.Devorah...
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst: This Week, Local News Roundup and The Free Speech Crisis on Campus
Here are links to some local stories from the last week. Also, below are some...
Photo of the Week: Coffee at Esselon by Deborah Keisch
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....