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So many of us feel an urgent need to do something right now, even as we simultaneously feel powerless. In fact, there are things we can do — many powerful things. Culturally, we tend to value big, grand actions, but small acts add up in ways we cannot know.

Dear community members, local business owners and community organizations in Franklin County! I want to take the time to thank everyone who helped make our ninth annual Thanksgiving meals for less fortunate families a huge success.As the founder of...

I’ve always been fascinated by how the whole system works. You have the masters and you have the puppets. Those who pull the strings and those who are strung along. The small groups of people having the say over the larger groups of people who don’t....

We are fortunate to have such a great team working for us at the RMV. Each time I have been there I have received terrific service. They will ask “what brings you in today,” and then you will be directed on where and how to proceed. To all of the...

I called the Greenfield Department of Public Works and asked a simple question: What happens to Greenfield trash? Where does our trash go for final processing — an incinerator, a landfill? Is Greenfield trash hauled to Long Island and dumped on Joey...

 Through the years American presidents have been stalked by the Lone Gunman. While conspiracy theories have tried to link these attacks to larger conspiracies, the conclusion always comes back to the fact that these shooters were people very much like...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I applaud writer Patricia Greene’s efforts to support peace in the world wherever it is threatened [“There would be no war in Ukraine without the U.S.,” Recorder, March 23], but I am unconvinced of the claim stated in the headline of her column. I am...

It is disheartening to hear that our state Legislature is one of the least transparent in the nation. While we see our House and Senate representatives do so much for the districts they serve, writing and passing important legislation, there are also...