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Poll workers in Easthampton process early ballots in October 2020.

My Turn: The power of poll workers

by John Paradis September 11, 2022

The Soldiers Home in Holyoke in May 2020.

Columnist John Paradis: Change the culture at Soldiers’ Home, or the soap opera will continue

by John Paradis August 15, 2022

Richard H. Hamilton poses for a photograph while giving an interview at his home in Brattleboro, Vermont, Nov. 13, 2013.

My Turn: A visit with two heroes in one day

by John Paradis June 12, 2022

Air Force veteran Tom Patrick, center, of Hatfield attends a rally late last month at the entrance to the Veterans Affairs Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System facility in Leeds.

My Turn: The devastating effect of dropping a wrecking ball on the VA in Leeds

by John Paradis April 10, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to St. Petersburg’s governor Alexander Beglov during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

My Turn: Defeating the ‘greatest bully this century’

by John Paradis March 14, 2022

he Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke is seen in May 2018.

My Turn: State has right approach to new Soldiers’ Home

by John Paradis and Mimi Panitch July 26, 2021

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My Turn: ‘Just keep driving, and don’t talk to strangers’

by John Paradis July 12, 2021

A 2019 photo of former Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Brian Willette of South Hadley. Willette received a Purple Heart after being injured by an IED in Laghman Province in September of 2010. “We’ve always taken this day seriously,” says Brian,

My Turn: Memorial Day has never seemed more meaningful

by John Paradis May 30, 2021

Signs, flags, flowers and wreaths are placed at the entrance to the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2020.

My Turn: For veterans, ‘actions speak louder than words’

by John Paradis February 12, 2021