Opinion
The World Keeps Turning: A musical transport
In an ongoing quest to find some beauty and grace in a troubled and troubling world, I was recently privileged — with a capital “P” — to attend a performance by the cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Full disclosure: I seldom listen to classical music, have no experience with other cellists, and am eminently unqualified to critique musical performances, but I have studied reviews by others more experienced in the field.
Guest columnist John Paradis: How Republicans plan to dismantle VA health care
By JOHN PARADIS
Louise Minks: Make yourself heard on Ukraine
If you are looking for a way to counter the outrageous denial by President Trump that Russia forcibly invaded Ukraine without cause and seeks to make it a Russian province, while insulting and attacking President Zelensky and all those who have heroically fought to preserve the integrity of Ukraine, here is an easy way: Send emails of support and encouragement to the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markova, at either or both of these email addresses: ukrembus@gmail.com or emb_us@mfa.gov.va/.
My Turn: Traffic noise, pollution out of hand
By SHIRLEY MAJEWSKI
Susan Kramer: What about the working class?
Donald Trump’s priorities were obvious from the day he got inaugurated, when he seated three men behind him on the stage who, together, owned more wealth than the bottom half of our society. And this didn’t include the richest man in the world, who is now stripping many Americans of their livelihoods.
Bob Bourke: My bullet points
As a former federal worker (veteran), I wanted to submit to DOGE (Defending Oligarchs Grandiose Egos) my five bullet points on what I accomplished last week.
Dorothea Sotiros: Good for Downtown Greenfield
I am so grateful to have Green Fields Market’s presence in downtown Greenfield. It contributes to increasing the vitality of our downtown, employs more than 90 people, supports many local producers, keeps money in our community, and helps us know where our food comes from.
Bill Lafley: Targeting fossil fuel subsidies?
I am just sitting and wondering if President Musk is going to take his chain saw to the $757 billion in federal subsidies to the fossil fuel industry or the $20 billion that Space X gets in federal money?
Kate Clayton Jones: Walk like a penguin and stay safe on the ice
The birds are chirping, the sugarhouses are open, and warmer temperatures will melt some of the ice that is currently covering our sidewalks, but overnight temperatures will create patches of dangerous black ice, so I wanted to put out there that walking will be dangerous for a little while longer. I’ve been hearing sad tales of broken hips, concussions, bruises and frustration.
My Turn: DPW always gets the job done
By MAYOR VIRGINIA DESORGHER
My Turn: Why have abortions increased despite bans?
By CARRIE N. BAKER
Columnist Richard Fein: Gaza — What kind of future will there be?
By RICHARD FEIN
Laurie Rhoades: To Every Good Person
This letter is addressed specifically to my fellow citizens who are wondering what’s happening outside the insulation of “business as usual.” It’s addressed to those among us who might have trouble believing something as enduring and trustworthy as democracy could actually be in danger of collapse, and that our own children may not enjoy the freedoms that we’ve imagined for them.
William Diamond: Support legislation to decrease plastic use
A recent article in the journal Environmental Science & Technology relates colon cancer, lung cancer and human infertility to microplastics. These are tiny particles of plastic that come from the manufacture, use and disposal of plastic products. A story in the Boston Globe reports that people with microplastics in major arteries are more likely to have heart attacks and strokes.
My Turn: At the crossroads of power and democracy
By ALAN HARRIS
My Turn: Ask the ethicist (that’s you!)
By GENE STAMELL
My Turn: The cost of being the Ugly American
By DONALD JORALEMON
Jonathan von Ranson: Trump, Musk an existential risk to stable evolution
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (and many others in our government) are sociopathically impressed with themselves. Both of these individuals suffer from the illness of right now and never enough, and are thus unable to respect the mindset of citizen participation, modesty and acceptance that lies behind democracy, or order itself.
Doug Selwyn: Resist the destruction of our country
Many of the actions taken by the current administration have one thing in common: They threaten the death of many people.
My Turn: Grave threats to local farmers, food
By JENNIFER CORE and CLAIRE MORENON
Your Daily Puzzles
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
