OPINION
OPINION: I SAY NO, I SAY YES
I will be blunt. In Amherst, as everywhere else, historical continuity has hit “pause” and...
OPINION: IS THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION OVERSTEPPING ITS CHARGE?
Well into the June 15 marathon Town Council Meeting, the Council turned to the usual...
OPINION: TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS – ARTICLE 14 BRINGS COVID RELIEF FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES
REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF (6/15/20) At Monday’s regular Town Council meeting, Town Council passed...
OPINION: IS THIS THE MOMENT?
I take seriously the admonition of Black Lives Matter leaders to White people that we...
WHAT JUNETEENTH MEANS TO ME
Ten years ago I met Ed and Vira Cage at a Juneteenth Family Fun Day...
OPINION:JONES LIBRARY: RENOVATION ESTIMATE REVEALED: REFLECTIONS ON THE JONES LIBRARY TRUSTEE MEETING OF 6/12/20
The Jones Trustees tackled a variety of important issues at their June 12 meeting. Following...
OPINION: THREE THINGS WE CAN DO ABOUT RACIAL INJUSTICE
Things have changed – again – as racial justice protests sweep through cities large and...
OPINION: LOCAL AND GREEN (#13) – MORE THAN EVER, WE NEED THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS
Editor’s note: A version of this column appeared previously in The Daily Hampshire Gazette. Art...
OPINION: STAFFING WOES, OPENING SCENARIOS, AND GRANT QUESTIONS. REFLECTIONS ON THE JONES LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING OF 5/29/20
Staffing woes at the Jones Library will continue from last year into the future. One...
OPINION: TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS – THE PUBLIC WAY
REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (6/1/20) The issue of the public way, an official term meaning...
OPINION: RIGHT TO REPAIR – TAKE TWO
Eight years ago Massachusetts voters approved a ballot question to protect their right to choose...