David Kempf: Trump’s opposition dumb

Donald J. Trump is so blessed to have the dumbest opposition. 

Jeremy Williams: It’s an ugly world, it’s a beautiful world

The contrast between good and evil is just a mindset away. It is true, it can be a very ugly world. As is also true, it can be a very beautiful world. It’s all about our mindset.

My Turn: A duty to call out demeaning immigrants and the rule of law

By DAVID E. SULLIVAN

The following was excerpted from a talk given by Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan at the Northampton St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast at the Hotel Northampton on Monday, March 17.

My Turn: Playing with the truth not funny now

By LOUISE DOUD

Conor Power: Trump is amazing (in a bad way)

In less than a month, President Donald Trump has changed our country from the defender of the free world and democracy into a pariah nation aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s despicable regime. Trump has alienated and demeaned our neighbors and threatened our allies in Europe. He is intent on extorting Ukraine’s minerals and rights while blaming Ukraine for starting the war, all because his ego was damaged when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would not perform an illegal act for him.

David Greenberg: Town hall a chance to ask questions

Republican representatives have been told to hide from their constituents. Apparently, destroying the entire government and crashing the economy is not what voters had in mind.

Priscilla Phelps: What was in Ukraine agreement?

In response to the recent expose between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, I was initially surprised by Trump’s assertion that a failure to sign whatever the proposed agreement was would potentially be the cause of World War III. Why did he say that?

Columnist Daniel Cantor Yalowitz: Finding wisdom in middle school

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

Becoming a responsible adult is a decades-long, uneven, challenging process. It takes human beings longer than any other living being to emerge into a state of independence and autonomy. Most people spend at least 10 to 20 years in school, learning the skills, knowledge and values that will serve us and our families and communities in good stead, hopefully for the betterment of our world.

My Turn: This is how we fight — Turn the House blue

By ALLEN DAVIS AND TOM WEINER

Chester Kuzontkoski: Regarding DOGE

Once the mud settles, isn’t it amazing, what can be found, under the rocks, after the swamp is drained. 

Lew La Chance: Dont’ forget hydrants and the water supply

Maybe we all forget the fire hydrant. The Fire Department never forgets the source of water to put out fires (hydrants). Now, this winter, there has been more snow than the last two-plus years.

Susan Triolo: McGovern town hall set for March 18

On Tuesday, March 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern will host a town hall at the Greenfield Middle School, 195 Federal Street, Greenfield. This event, sponsored by Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR), is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m.

The World Keeps Turning: DOGE — Moving fast and breaking things

Since Mark Zuckerberg ascended into the unholy trinity of the world’s richest oligarchs, it’s hard to remember that he once led a team of underdogs in a race to claim the mental airspace and gadfly attention span of young and old people around the world at Facebook. They styled themselves as ”disrupters,” following Zuckerberg’s imperative to “move fast and break things.” If they weren’t “breaking things” they probably weren’t moving fast enough, he suggested.

My Turn: Good reasons for youth gun law

By MAURA MORRISON

My Turn: What’s the remedy for a lawless president?

By JOHN H. THOMPSON

Don Gagnon: Birthday breakfast a delight

I was recently taken out to The Whistle Stop Cafe for breakfast on my birthday.

Macky Buck: Memories of a lesbian bar in the 1970s valley

I lived in the Valley for 13 delightful years back in the 1970s to early 1980s. I have moved to Cambridge but still have family there, and visit often. I was happy to hear about the Last Ditch, a lesbian bar in Greenfield [”License transfers approved for new lesbian bar in Greenfield,” Recorder, Jan. 30]. Can’t wait to visit next time I am in town.

My Turn: Blunt effects of Trump’s efforts on the ground

By MADDIE RAYMOND

Bob Bourke: The smell of entitlement

Most of us can only dream of being in the top 1% of earners in this country. But with a little digging I found a way to almost get to breathe that rarefied air.

Tom Tolg: Not a thug nation yet, but getting close

I want to congratulate Comrade Trump, General Bone Spurs, the Huckster-in-Chief, for working tirelessly to dismantle and degrade our government. With adroit aplomb and humor and a plethora of outright lies he has helped bring back racial distrust, religious acrimony, and sexual and gender hatred of differences. And let’s not forget misogyny.