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By BECCA KING

 I would like to thank the Rev. Heather Blais  rector of the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew in Greenfield, for her Oct. 12 column “Let us be more curious than certain.” In it, she cites how in these polarized times we stop seeing our...

By JOHN BOS

 I am, as I’m sure many of you are, totally exhausted by the coverage of the presidential campaigns. This fatigue is exacerbated by the constant and intense flow of political news, particularly from 24-hour news channels and social media.Many voters...

“We’ve known that climate change is getting worse,” a recent My Turn writer proclaims.No. We don’t know climate change is getting worse. Or as Einstein would say, it’s all relative.Any climate information or research from a college or a university has...

This week, I was called a racist, a facist, a terrorist, a Nazi, and garbage.I pretty much mind my own business, hope others mind theirs, and treat people like I want to be treated.And usually, I am.You do you, I do me, and neither of us will say...

By ALLEN WOODS

 For people who care deeply about national politics, the 2024 election is barreling down on us like the locomotive in the 1950s TV Superman intro, but we don’t have the superpowers to stop it. Continuing to stand on the tracks isn’t really a smart...

By EDWARD M. DOWD

 Not long before the presidential election in 2020, a Republican friend warned me not to vote for Joe Biden. They said, “If he is elected you will lose everything you have in your 401(k).” The friend may have been well-meaning yet had obviously not...

By WALT GORMAN

 Well, Election Day is fast approaching. As I stare out my living room window and sigh at all the leaves I have yet to rake, I sigh even more after reading the letters and My Turns from Democrats on this editorial page. Advil helps.One writer says...

By JUDITH TRUESDELL

 Thomas Jefferson did not always live up to his ideals, but he was a master at articulating the goals of good government in defending the rights of man.In considering what kind of government I would like to live under, considering why people need...

By JON HUER

On Oct. 14, in Oaks, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump’s campaign was interrupted twice by medical emergencies in the crowd, and then Trump did a strange thing: He stopped his town hall Q&A and requested Schubert’s “Ave Maria” (“Hail Mary” in Latin) to be...

By DEBORAH ANDREW

Our votes are an expression of our conscience and have meaning, whether or not our choice prevails.In this presidential election, our votes can declare our approval/support of violations of the Constitution, our own laws, humanitarian law, and...

By PATRICIA CROSBY

 I guess I will trust the recommendations of my former education colleagues and vote “yes” on ballot Question 2: that is, to eliminate MCAS as a high school graduation requirement. Teachers make a persuasive case that standardized testing creates...

The reasons for Donald Trump not to be our next president are many and here is just a short list. His attitude during the whole COVID thing was completely unprofessional and disrespectful to the science field. You see, Trump is a know-it-all, and one...

Raising its head in our country right now is the specter of rule by the privileged few based on the “selling” of intolerance and fear, also known as fascism. It’s masquerading, as usual, as leaders who care about the working class.Whatever one’s...

The op-ed “Vote ‘no’ on Question 3” on Oct. 17 contained a significant factual inaccuracy. The author stated that “the majority of Uber drivers do not want to be classified as employees.”This is misleading. According to an Oct. 22 article in The...

Kamala Harris says Donald Trump is for billionaires. When Trump was in office, we got two raises in our Social Security checks. How many with Biden?The old Democratic game is on again about how they’re for the poor. Well, Ms. Harris, show us how much...

Do you espouse any world religion? Do you consider yourself a Christian, or do you attend a Christian church? According to the Bible, Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the...

By ALAN HARRIS

 How vain our perceptions of what is real and what is illusion. I’m taken by how casually we can disregard suffering and how blithely we assume things to be true that are false. We’re in a moment of light vs. dark, and its magnitude is overshadowing...

By NANCY HAZARD

 ‘Drill, baby drill!” Is this strategy the road to growing our economy? Or the road to bankruptcy?I have read that it is estimated that the two recent hurricanes that landed in the U.S. will cost us over $180 billion in rebuilding costs! These are the...

For the left, this election is all about abortion. I’ve seen their signs, and I’m sure you have too. The one I really don’t like is “Vote Like Your Daughter’s Rights Depend On It!”Wouldn’t it be nice if the left could get behind a border wall or...

Firstly, let me state that I will hold my nose and vote for candidate Kamala Harris, as the alternative is just too horrible to entertain. But as we get nearer I question more and more the wisdom and vision of Harris and the mainstream Dems. In this...