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By BILL NEWMAN
This column is about my daughter Jo, her daughters Kobin and Ramona, a horse named Lady and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. And it also isn’t.Kobin is 5, almost 6. Ramona is 3, close to 4. Jo, the girls and their dad, Jo’s husband Dean, live in...
By ALAN HARRIS
In the larger picture, we’re not that much different from the rest of the animal kingdom, except that we can build within or outside the laws of nature.Follow what are observable truths or jump down rabbit holes, jump off cliffs, ignore the weather,...
President Joe Biden is already facing a tough re-election, even before Gaza. Now he's in a no-win situation. Supporting Israel has already cost him votes. He said if Netanyahu attacks Rafah, which has now happened, he would suspend offensive aid. If...
I’ve literally written millions of words trying to uplift a broken river’s voice. Overall, it’s been a fool’s errand, but I intend to see it into the future rather than leave any of it unsaid. However, no words I’ve written have been as good, concise...
By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ
“A body of people holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” — Thomas PaineOne thing that distinguishes grown-up mature adults from others not in this cohort is the ability to “own” and be accountable and responsible...
By MIKE MAGEE
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Never again should the residents of the Quabbin region be fooled into believing that they will see any benefits from the Quabbin Reservoir.In the 1930s, the state took the entire towns of...
All of us liberals are outraged at Donald Trump’s 2025 plan, to put loyalists in charge of civil service jobs, weaponize the Department of Justice, give more power to the executive, etc. etc. It’s frightening. How can so many people support that?But...
On Monday, May 6, Carolyn Shores Ness lost her bid for re-election to the Deerfield Select Board. Her opponent Mark Gilmore and his supporters mounted an energetic campaign, winning by over 40 votes. The voter turnout was said to have been more than...
When I worked at a major airport, I learned to refer to people on airplanes as “souls on board.” If, for example, a 747 was having landing gear problems as they approached the airport, you could be talking about at least 400 souls on board. Or upwards...
By H. PATRICIA HYNES
Ambassador Vanessa Frazier, the state of Malta’s permanent representative to the United Nation, spearheaded the November 2023 resolution for a temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, given that 70% of those killed in Gaza were children and...
By BARRY ADAMS
When my parents died unexpectedly 30 days apart, I never questioned if the funeral professionals caring for my father realized that they had also cared for my mother only weeks before. Are any of us, when in the vise grip of loss and grief, engulfed...
To those protesting the war and genocide in Gaza, refusing to support those institutions with monetary gifts is also an option. If we stop financially supporting and investing in those institutions that make the production of weapons of war possible...
As an environmental journalist covering energy and agriculture issues for years now for news outlets ranging from Grist to The Guardian and Mongabay.com, I can assure Recorder readers that the assertion by the UMass engineering professor about siting...
By PAUL FENN
Al Norman’s recent column on the proposed Wendell megabattery is spot on [“Your home’s power plant could save our energy grid,” Recorder, May 1]. Investing in more centralized grids in an era of technological miniaturization is building backward.Gov....
By RHONDA WAINSHILBAUM
In medieval Europe, Jews were often permitted only to pursue work that involved money lending and tax collecting. They were forced into this unwanted profession by kings who used them as middlemen, and then they were despised and massacred for...
Who should be making the decisions? Take a few hours out of your week and observe a local committee or board, and you may quickly see how the ball of accountability rolls downhill. In an age of liability and risk aversion, decision-makers have become...
My name is Evlyn Ashong-Katai and I moved to Greenfield in June 2023 when I bought my first-ever property, my home, at the age of 26. As a Greenfield resident, I am reaching out because of the proposed elderly/disabled tax fund.When reading about this...
I’m so disgusted with the adults who canceled “Frozen Jr.” at Mahar Regional School four years ago [“‘Frozen Jr.’ shows to start: Play was originally rehearsed in 2020, but was stalled by pandemic,” Recorder, April 13]. That headline is not exactly...
By SUSANAE GLOVACKI
I don’t like to read the legal ads. The print is too small and it feels like you need a degree in legal studies to understand them. But on April 13 of this year, the city of Greenfield took out a full-page ad in the Recorder listing residents who...
Mike Smith has our votes for Heath Selectboard. He has a lifetime of experience as a child growing up in Heath and as an adult raising a family, and contributing decades of service to our community. He served 20 years as Heath’s highway superintendent...
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