Opinion
My Turn: Freud — explorer of inner space
By MARGOT FLECK
My mother often reminded me that “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” — her words are one of those childhood memories that remain fixed in many a young brain, laid down in the synapses without our knowledge and long before we were capable of...
GurujiMa: Walk for peace In Gaza
On Saturday, May 18, the Village of Light Ashram in Leverett is sponsoring aWalk for Peace in Gaza.This walk, beginning at the Leverett Town Hall and ending at the Peace Pagoda, is meant to include everyone. It is a testimony of the heart that seeks...
Terry Mollner: A different two-state solution
There is an easy solution to the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but it necessitates as new way of thinking of a nation.The conflict is over both claiming the same land is their homeland. They could both continue to do that and...
My Turn: We all deserve a break
By KAREN GARDNER
‘Up in the sky! Look! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!” Sorry Superman, it’s a bird. But not just any bird, it’s one among many that hasn’t been seen here since last fall. It’s the yearly migration of these birds back from warmer...
Greg Parody: Protests getting out of hand
Protests getting out of handHow long are these anti-Israel/America protests going to be allowed to continue? With many chanting “death to America” while supporting a terrorist hotbed, isn’t it about time that water cannons start being used to put an...
Donna Newton: What is wrong with the post office?
What is wrong with the post office?Recently I have read that the United States Postal Service is considering raising the price of a first-class stamp again and maybe 5 cents this time. How many times is that in the last year? And where is our...
Judith Schiavone: Violent protests are not effective
Violent protests are not effective For me, my faith dictates non-violence, and some might say that is indicative of my white privilege. Perhaps. However, realistically and strategically, violent protests will not promote the students’ cause, no matter...
Robert McGahan: Emmet is choice for Heath Selectboard
Emmet is choice for Heath board As town election time approaches, Heath is fortunate to have as a candidate for Selectboard Will Emmett, who has served the town in multiple capacities, both volunteer and elected.Will moved to Heath in 2006 and...
Judith Truesdell: Revenge, death, and destruction will not bring peace
Israel will never achieve its objective in its war with Gaza because it does not understand who the real enemy is. Peace can never be accomplished with weapons of war. As is written in the Bible, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but...
Jinx and Howard Hastings: Community and conservancy in Northfield
Victoria Luksha, otherwise known as Tori, is running for a position on the Northfield Planning Board. Tori is a planner and a great choice for our town. Although Tori is relatively new to town, she has invested in the town by joining the Emergency...
Gloria Kegeles: Vote ‘yes’ on large-scale solar, battery storage moratoriums in Northfield
I live in Wendell. The 105-megawatt battery storage plan proposed in Wendell doesn’t seem to have much support in town, and now we are trying to get safety measures in place. I am happy to see that Northfield will be voting to have a moratorium (a...
Letter: No taxation without representation
No taxation without representationThe students of Frontier Regional make a compelling argument to lower the voting age to 16. Actuarially speaking, a 16-year-old has a far greater stake in the decisions made by our elected officials than a 60-year-old...
Guest columnist William Lambers: Letter writing vital to get humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
By WILLIAM LAMBERS
Each of us can support the humanitarian agencies in Gaza who are appealing for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. By writing letters to your elected officials you can make a difference in getting the cease-fire. It’s urgent with food, water and...
My Turn: Nipmuc tribal council agrees to accept reparations
By DAVID DETMOLD
On Saturday, April 27, I had the honor of accompanying my friend Teegrey Iannuzzi to a meeting with the tribal council of the Chaubunagungamaug Band of the Nipmuc in Dudley. Teegrey, who lives in Shutesbury, is a founding member of the Franklin...
Joanna Buoniconti: The existential crisis of graduation season
By JOANNA BUONICONTI
This coming weekend, I will roll my wheelchair across the stage at the Shubert Theatre and officially receive my master of arts degree from Emerson College. All of the hard work and late nights from the last eight seasons will, once again, be in the...
As I See It: How Trump’s immunity can save Biden’s America
By JON HUER
Democrats have been unhappy with the constitutional quirks that favor rural America, in which the GOP minority often outmaneuvers the Democratic majority. Three of the last four Republican presidential candidates won elections without winning the...
My Turn: Are we friends of Silver Lake?
By LINDA HARDIMAN
Three hundred years ago, a settler wandered pleasantly through local woodland. Legend states that he happened upon a lovely pristine lake surrounded by peaceful forest. His eyes glimpsed a young Native American calmly working nearby. They fell in love...
Connecting the Dots: Disconnected
By JOHN BOS
On April 25, the Biden administration finalized a highly anticipated suite of rules to cut hazardous, planet-warming pollution generated by power plants in one of its most significant environmental actions to date. The EPA estimates the power plant...
Guest columnist Gene Stamell: We know what we know
By GENE STAMELL
Columnist’s note: The following contains many parenthetical asides and seemingly unimportant details that somehow, one hopes, lead to a conclusion that the reader finds moderately interesting or entertaining or, at the very least, bearable. Once...
Pat Ryan: Shores Ness will work hard for Deerfield
As football great Vince Lombardi said, leaders aren’t born (even in Deerfield), “they are made just like anything else — through hard work.” Coach Lombardi’s words aptly describe Carolyn Shores Ness, who is seeking reelection to Deerfield’s Select...
