ISSUES/ANALYSES

Jeff Lee July 19, 2024 2

No State Tax Credits for Building Project Says DirectorAt the July 9 Jones Library Building...

Maria Kopicki July 19, 2024 4

The Jones Library Director has known for over half a year that the nearly $2...

Amherst Indy June 21, 2024 1

UMass’ Investment Portfolio: As UMass backs out of a commitment to consider divestment, a Shoestring...

Jeff Lee June 14, 2024 0

In an attempt to sell the public on the need for a $46.1 million Jones...

Amherst Indy June 14, 2024 0

A Better World is Possible The following article, “The Generation that Says No More: Inside...

Ken Rosenthal May 31, 2024 0

The Jones Library in Amherst received just one, unaffordably high bid for its renovation plans....

Jeff Lee May 31, 2024 2

Green Building Features May be EliminatedAfter rejecting a lone construction bid that would have put...

Bob Pam May 24, 2024 3

Trustee Raises Alarm over Letter from Library Consultant Smearing Project Opponents Outgoing Jones Library Trustees...

Jeff Lee May 24, 2024 5

Amherst has a gambling problem. The Mayo Clinic defines gambling as being willing to risk...

Art Keene May 17, 2024 4

Note: the following analysis draws substantially from the blog Radical UMass that was started around...

Jeff Lee May 10, 2024 0

Throughout the long, contentious, and ever-costlier history of the Jones Library Renovation-expansion plan, critics have...

Amherst Indy April 26, 2024 0

by Adam Federman The following article, “The War on Protest” by Adam Federman, appeared originally...