Letter: Vote The Bums Out!
“Vote the bums out!” — an age-old sentiment, fitting even in an Amherst election. But...
Jones renovation
Opinion: Jones Library Expansion Threatens Town Budgets For Years To Come
by Art and Maura Keene We love libraries. Maura studied library science at the University...
Opinion: Why I’m A NO Vote On The Jones
As someone who has a great fondness and gratitude for time spent working toward Bachelor’s...
Vote No — Start Over Smart Chair Interviewed On WHMP
The chair of the Vote No — Start Over Smart committee, Terry S. Johnson, was...
Letter: Libraries And Schools
A library is more than its building or its stacks of books and reading materials....
Letter: There Are Better Ways To Improve Our Libraries Than The Proposed Jones Expansion
On November 2 we can start over smart by rejecting the borrowing for the Jones...
Letter: I Plan To Vote No On The Library Project
I’m an educator who loves books, and really loves to read at home, at work...
Opinion: Progressive Coalition Board Encourages A “No” Vote On Jones Library Reconstruction
by the Progressive Coalition of Amherst Board This column was previously posted to the Progressive...
Opinion: Why I Support The Library Expansion
The big question for Amherst residents this year is its proposed library renovation and expansion....
Letter: Thoughts On The Library
In the 1990’s, the Jones Library had major work done to it to meet the...
Letter: A Better Design Is Possible For Jones Renovation
What is very disheartening, as we face the decisive Jones Library vote, is that not...
Letter: A No Vote On Jones Borrowing Can Give Us A Smart Project That Serves Amherst Appropriately
After years in which major Jones Library systems have aged, let’s be smart about what...