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By TIM WALTER

My dad, Paul Walter, grew up on the lower west side — the poor part — of Cleveland, Ohio. His mother was “a wet Democrat,” his father “a dry Republican.” He worked his way through college and law school. In the 1930s in the midst of the Depression,...

By JOHANNA NEUMANN

Rapid access to hot water is a hallmark of modern society and has made our lives a lot easier. With the turn of a faucet handle, we have hot showers as well as water to wash our dishes and clean our clothes.Now, the Biden Administration is positioning...

By JONATHAN MIRIN

On Aug. 13, 2021 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found the Federal Communication Commission guilty of ignoring 11,000 pages of submitted scientific evidence about harms to children and the environment from exposure to wireless...

By JENNY ADAMS

I looked for it under a tree. But in the end, I found it near the bushes lining the edge of his condominium yard. I wish I could say that it was hidden. It was not. It stood out, a solid brown mass of poop in plain sight.Unlike my dad’s very visible...

By BILL NEWMAN

The facts are startling. In December 2019, after Zackey Rahimi and his girlfriend, identified in court papers as “CM,” got into an argument in a parking lot, Rahimi grabbed her, knocked her to the ground, dragged her back to his car and threw her...

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

As we celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Air Force, let’s remember what one of its first missions represented: hope.For today with so much suffering abroad from conflict and climate change, the world needs hope.The Air Force was officially established...

By CARL DOERNER

News reports inform us Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has repeatedly been the recipient of gifts of travel by a wealthy donor who, coincidentally, has business before the court and could therefore be seeking favorable rulings.Thomas’ wife,...

By J.M. SORRELL

It can be exhausting to engage in critical thinking and to listen to and learn from others who challenge your world view or your plans for activist work; however, without it, growth is stunted and opportunities are lost. People in identity groups who...

By AL NORMAN

‘We just got some great news, but Jeff Bezos is going to HATE this.”The president of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) wrote that on Aug. 28 — almost one year and five months after Amazon workers in a Staten Island warehouse voted to form the first union...

By JULIE SPENCER-ROBINSON

The Thrive Act is an important bill before the state Legislature that would eliminate passing the MCAS as a graduation requirement and establish a commission to recommend “a more authentic and accurate system for assessing students, schools, and...

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

In previous columns, I’ve talked about how it often feels as though I’m pulling back the curtain and letting you all get a glimpse into aspects of my soul that I may not talk about with even the closest people in my life.But I do that intentionally....

By DON BAUMER

The 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be largely about the truth — who is telling it, and who isn’t. Although debate over the truthfulness of politicians is not exactly new (Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton come to mind), its prominence in the...

By JUDY WAGNER

Blueberry picking is a skill. First there is the color calibration. Is that berry truly blue? The best have a slightly frosted look but some are just outright dark polished midnight blue. You have to reach the ripe berry in the cluster and pluck or...

By GENE STAMMEL

“Always get married in the morning. That way, if it doesn’t work out, you haven’t wasted a whole day.” — Mickey Rooney“I always say, if you’re married 50 years and 10 of them are horrible, you’re doing pretty good.” — Michelle Obama“Keep your eyes...

By AMANDA ALIX

Dan Winslow’s melodramatic guest column for the Amherst Bulletin and Daily Hampshire Gazette casts Shutesbury as the villain and W.D. Cowls Inc., and Amp (now PureSky) Energy as the victims vis-a-vis the lawsuit filed by Cowls and Amp claiming the...

By LENORE BRYCK

Why would eco-climate activists throughout Massachusetts challenge the siting of industrial solar installations on forests and green lands? Their focus is precisely climate healing, not impeding solar development. But witnessing severe damage by big...

By FRIENDS OF CONTE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

This summer’s epic flooding up and down the Connecticut River watershed, from the hillsides of Vermont to the low-lying farmland and neighborhoods in Massachusetts and Connecticut, is simply astonishing. Gurgling little brooks, once just a few inches...

By JUDY WAGNER

Ah, Thanksgiving! It’s my favorite holiday of all, even though in recent years we have rarely celebrated with family. Kid schedules, work responsibilities, travel hassles, limited vacation and other challenges (like pandemics) lead us to plan other...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

The public lecture has long been the source of informal, social opportunities and continuing education. There were several such movements in America during the 19th century that opened exploration, science, arts and politics to ordinary people.In the...

Editor’s note: Today marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice ending the Korean War.It was on the night of July 26, 1953 when President Dwight Eisenhower announced to the nation the armistice ending the fighting of the Korean War. The armistice...