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By MARGOT FLECK

Both human limitations and human resilience become strikingly evident in these multi-cataclysmic times. Stressed as I am, I find in my 80s an old childish wish arising. I want a magical transformation. I want to be instantly transformed into a...

Having family near Athol, I read the column published in the Athol Daily News: “Wall Street landlords are coming to our ZIP code” [Nov 20]. While I believe in free enterprise, I simultaneously frown on usury (ultra-high loan rates) and monopolies by a...

On behalf of the Back from the Brink campaign (www.preventnuclearwar.org), I want to thank U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern for his steadfast leadership in confronting the existential threat to humanity posed by nuclear weapons. All of his constituents, and...

By H. PATRICIA HYNES

Whatever postures our country has projected to the world — shining city on a hill; leader of the free world; model of democracy; the indispensable nation; a rules-based order — all have crumbled like a house of cards. Our country’s failures, however,...

By JOHANNA NEUMANN

 Holiday time is nearly here. I’m so excited about filling my home with the smell of balsam fir and baking cookies and the sounds of my boys singing along to Chipmunks Christmas carols.I am not, however, looking forward to the crescendo of holiday...

From the article headline, “Report: Casinos’ impact mostly positive” in the Oct. 28 issue of the Greenfield Recorder, one would think most was positive. Upon reading the article, most does not seem positive. In fact, most findings in the report are...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

Giving thanks is a personal and intimate decision. There is no formula to follow or equation to guide any of us. I cannot dictate to anyone why or for whom they should feel and express gratitude, and no one can advise me as to what I should be...

By CHRISTOPHER QUEEN

Last spring the town of Wendell submitted a general bylaw to the state attorney general regarding battery energy storage systems. For the second time in the past two years, the AG has rejected the will of our voters at Town Meeting.In March of 2023,...

The firing of Don Brown, a very experienced long-time coach with success in multiple programs is another excuse by the ongoing failure of the UMass Athletics Department and the board of trustees to promote UMass football into a program that is going...

The historic dam controversy is back in the news again. Some are destined to rid the beautiful Green River of its very unique dam. The thought of the Green River having improved habitat and better connectivity is bunk. Having better public...

I must agree with columnist Al Norman’s Nov. 20 column [“Wall Street landlords are coming to our zip code”]. He often has first-hand knowledge that I do not, but I can tell that “outsiders” of some sort are moving into this area, simply by following...

By JOHN DAVID BOLES

I have lived along the Green River for 45 years. One day in 1979 while swimming in the Green River, a woman told me she was selling a summer cottage just above the river. The moment I walked into the cabin, I knew this was the place I would grow old!...

By JUDY WAGNER

It’s official. The chipmunks are confused. From Recorder nature columnist Bill Danielson’s informative piece on chipmunks a few weeks ago, we learned how chippies settle into their elaborate underground dens when cold weather hits and snooze away the...

By DANIEL A. BROWN

It’s not uncommon for the process of democracy to contain the seeds of its own destruction. It allows the people to freely elect the very person who has vowed to strangle it to death. Past examples are Adolf Hitler’s Reichstag victories in the 1930s...

By DR. E. MARTIN SCHOTZ

Today marks the 61st anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. In the last year of his presidency, Kennedy took extraordinary steps in the direction of world peace. He tried to educate the public by outlining his understanding of the world...

Why was Don Brown let go from his head coaching position at UMass Amherst? Is it really just all about wins? Personally, I think it is more about the program and the student athletes than a final score or a final season record of wins and losses. Don...

By KEVIN O’KEEFE

I’m writing this to Democrats, progressives, and everyone who is devastated by Trump’s victory. There are many things we have to do now, but here are three of them:First: We need to connect. We lost, and it hurts. Grieve. Breathe. Connect with...

By ROB OKUN

Across the country, millions and millions of citizens who supported Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign are no longer walking around in a haze, moving toward the light.Still, there is emotional fallout that needs our attention. Our nerves are...

By GARY GREENE

A recent letter writer offered up the anthem “96 Tears” by ? & the Mysterians in an effort to humble-gloat about Trump’s winning the election, to which I can only say (and I mean this sincerely) – Thank you!“96 Tears” is the perfect anthem for people...

Enough already with the leaf blowers guys. Remember exercise keeps you young ... and is much quieter.Lucy FagellaGreenfield