Opinion
My Turn: Nipmuc tribal council agrees to accept reparations
By DAVID DETMOLD
On Saturday, April 27, I had the honor of accompanying my friend Teegrey Iannuzzi to a meeting with the tribal council of the Chaubunagungamaug Band of the Nipmuc in Dudley. Teegrey, who lives in Shutesbury, is a founding member of the Franklin...
Guest columnist William Lambers: Letter writing vital to get humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
By WILLIAM LAMBERS
Each of us can support the humanitarian agencies in Gaza who are appealing for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. By writing letters to your elected officials you can make a difference in getting the cease-fire. It’s urgent with food, water and...
As I See It: How Trump’s immunity can save Biden’s America
By JON HUER
Democrats have been unhappy with the constitutional quirks that favor rural America, in which the GOP minority often outmaneuvers the Democratic majority. Three of the last four Republican presidential candidates won elections without winning the...
My Turn: Are we friends of Silver Lake?
By LINDA HARDIMAN
Three hundred years ago, a settler wandered pleasantly through local woodland. Legend states that he happened upon a lovely pristine lake surrounded by peaceful forest. His eyes glimpsed a young Native American calmly working nearby. They fell in love...
Connecting the Dots: Disconnected
By JOHN BOS
On April 25, the Biden administration finalized a highly anticipated suite of rules to cut hazardous, planet-warming pollution generated by power plants in one of its most significant environmental actions to date. The EPA estimates the power plant...
Guest columnist Gene Stamell: We know what we know
By GENE STAMELL
Columnist’s note: The following contains many parenthetical asides and seemingly unimportant details that somehow, one hopes, lead to a conclusion that the reader finds moderately interesting or entertaining or, at the very least, bearable. Once...
Don Scott: Careful what you wish for
If Donald Trump thinks that a president has total immunity, what is stopping Joe Biden from throwing him in jail immediately for treason?Don ScottConway
Pat Ryan: Shores Ness will work hard for Deerfield
As football great Vince Lombardi said, leaders aren’t born (even in Deerfield), “they are made just like anything else — through hard work.” Coach Lombardi’s words aptly describe Carolyn Shores Ness, who is seeking reelection to Deerfield’s Select...
Linda Rowe: Blake Gilmore cares about senior citizens
I have been a resident of Deerfield for 60 years. I am concerned about the financial state of my town. I am a senior citizen on a fixed income. It is troubling for me to watch taxes rise considerably each year. At Town Meetings, many very expensive...
Victoria Luksha for Northfield Planning Board on May 7
I am writing to tell you about the experience and qualifications that would make Victoria Luksha an excellent addition to the Northfield Planning Board on May 7. She has the trifecta — planning, historical, and environmental bona fides — in the...
Shirley and Mike Majewski: Vote for Blake Gilmore
We are voting for Blake Gilmore for the Deerfield Select Board. We are in full agreement with recent letter writers Arlene and Doug Tierney [“Vote for Blake Gilmore on May 6,” April 29]. It is time for a change and to consider the town’s financial...
Michelle Caruso: Questions candidate’s judgment after 1980s police training incident
Deerfield voters have a right to know all the facts about Blake Gilmore, a candidate for Select Board in the May 6 election.In 1988, when I worked as a Boston Herald reporter, Gilmore emerged as a central figure in the 1988 death of Pittsfield Police...
Kathy Sylvester: Vote for expertise on May 6
Deerfield residents have a choice for Select Board: a seasoned veteran member of the board who has brought millions in grants to our town and has years of experience getting things done to better our community, or someone with no experience in the...
Bernie Sadoski: Blake Gilmore is committed to his community
In the spring of 1986, a parent approached me to supervise a group of Frontier Regional High School students in a weightlifting program. According to the athletic director, the program needed an adult supervisor to oversee the program.I agreed to...
My Turn: Modern wood heat not carbon bogeyman
By CHRIS EGAN
I’m writing in response to Katy Eiseman’s recent column, “Must stop subsidizing wood-fired energy,” [Recorder, April 5]. We’re concerned that readers may have walked away with a misunderstanding of the issue, and hope this column will clear things...
My Turn: Unneeded, twice-rejected raise back for another vote in Erving
By BOB STEELE I am writing about the validity of a recent residents’ vote in Erving. At a Town Meeting in October 2023 and again in January 2024, town residents voted to defeat an article for a pay increase for the elected positions of treasurer,...
Pushback: Your home’s power plant could save our energy grid
By AL NORMAN
Tonight, voters in Wendell will act on a new general bylaw regarding licensing requirements for battery energy storage systems. Last Saturday, Shutesbury voters adopted a very similar bylaw. By voting “yes” on this bylaw, Wendell residents will...
My Turn: How to keep right on killing
By NANCY GROSSMAN
Say, “I don’t believe the numbers.” Insist “It’s complicated.”Say, “There is no alternative. Hamas has called for the destruction of the state of Israel and thus, Hamas must be destroyed.” Disregard the Israeli leaders who have called for the...
Anne R. George: City should help seniors keep their homes
If we can provide an elder or a person with disabilities in Greenfield with a little help in covering their property taxes, it’s an investment in our entire community. We are an increasingly diverse community and should work to keep it that way....
Tom Peabody: Lucky to have Blake Gilmore
I have known the Gilmore family my whole life having grown up just down the street. The family is well known for donating their time and efforts to help better our town and the area. Blake Gilmore is not just hard working but a commendable success...
