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By AL NORMAN

On Oct. 29 I was mailed a check for $320,310 from Ocean City Development, LLC, of Wakefield, offering to buy my Greenfield home “as is.”The next day the Wall Street Journal ran a five-column story with the subheadline: “ZIP codes where investors own a...

By ROXANN WEDEGARTNER

Although I have concerns regarding the proposed changes to the Accessory Dwelling Unit section to the city’s zoning and the suggested amendments by petitioners, I write in support of Councilor John Garrett’s proposal to revise our existing ordinance...

Thank you for “Friends remember multi-talented political activist Joshua J. Dostis, aka Waffles T. Clown” (Recorder, Nov. 16). Over the years I had the opportunity to engage in some edgy direct actions with Waffles. Most memorable to me was our...

Unless the residents of Northfield and Bernardston have had occasion to need the services of Northfield’s emergency responders they may not know how fortunate they are to have this group available to them.Recently, I required their services due to a...

I would like to remind the writer of the letter “A glorious week" [Recorder, Nov. 13] that there was no "lying" by the news media; they were unanimous in saying the presidential election would be close and it was close. According to the latest...

By RAZVAN SIBII

Here’s an incomplete list of the kinds of immigrants that, at some time or the other, the U.S. government has said should not be coming to this country: Syrians, convicted criminals, Chinese, anarchists, Libyans, people who are illiterate, Eastern...

By DONALD JORALEMON

There is no shortage of post-election speculation about the causes of Kamala Harris’ loss as Democrats wring hands and panic over the future of the party. It is generally an overreaction.Trump’s success was not the landslide he has claimed; many of...

By ELLEN VILLANI

I’m compelled to write today in commiseration with Russell Pirkot, Ed Gregory, Alan Harris, Edward Dowd, John Bos and so many other writers who’ve been traumatized by No. 45 [Donald Trump]. Recent letters published in this newspaper add oxygen to the...

By CARL DOERNER

 The gatherers of facts have it that our least educated citizens were those most likely to vote for Trump. As a career teacher and school administrator, I take keen interest in that analysis.Privatization of schooling in New Orleans was the...

By JODI FALK, DAVID ARFA and KATE MASON

 During the week of Sept. 21-27, the “Women of Vision: Journey to Hope” tour came to our region of western Massachusetts and southern Vermont, leading a dozen programs, presentations and workshops. We, a group of co-organizers and participants, would...

By RUSS VERNON-JONES

The election of Donald Trump is catastrophic in so many ways. It will mean untold suffering for many people and for our country as a whole. It also will be disastrous for the global climate crisis.We are at a moment in history when the entire world...

Years ago, “yield” was recognized as giving way. Today in 2024, many do not understand that the “yield” sign means the other motorist has the right of way. We all know that drivers in the rotary have the right of way. Those entering the rotary may...

I am appalled that the Recorder was willing to print the dehumanizing language in the Nov. 2 letter to the editor “True colors.” Indeed, the democratic process — warped though it is by the Electoral College and the dismantling of the Voting Rights...

I was interested to see that UMass is apparently planning to build an expanded child care facility [“Child care lack leaves hundreds waiting on list,” Gazette, Nov. 9]. I question if the plans are “expansive” enough.It is distressing that UMass finds...

By JOHN BOS

America is morphing from an imperfect democracy into an aspiring authoritarian form of government. The process is already under way if you look at the number of unqualified, Trump-supporting sycophants seeking critical cabinet posts in his new...

On Nov. 5, the American majority made a historic decision: They refused to go back to the past with Democrats and decided to welcome the future, promised by Donald Trump. While she famously declared “We’re not going back,” it was Kamala Harris who...

I am writing in support of the amendments to the Greenfield zoning code that will encourage the development and renovation of badly needed housing. Councilor John Garrett, the sponsor of the amendments, made a compelling case for these changes in his...

By SUZANNE R. CARLSON

 As people were commemorating Veterans Day [“Armistice Day”], I noticed in the Recorder a guest column by William Lambers: “Armistice brought ‘the silence heard round the world.’” The writer did not mention the Israel/U.S. ongoing genocide (war) in...

Here are some comments on resisting the rise of Trump’s fascism.First, we shouldn’t despair or give up. Democracy must be constantly maintained, kind of like your car, only a lot more important. So, we have to keep working on it.As Hitler did almost a...

For many reasons, I am so glad the elections are over. I am also glad about the results as well. Finally, we might be spared of all the articles and columns published in this paper that have been so one-sided.Especially the last few years, we have...