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By KIM CLARK

At this end of the year, when we celebrate connection, gratitude, and highlight good works, I want to give a big shout-out to some of our western Massachusetts organizations that make huge efforts each year to bring education of animal rights, human...

I am writing to express my opposition to the proposed lithium battery storage project in Wendell on wooded land adjacent to high-tension power lines behind 68 Wendell Depot Road.This battery does not create any new power and will not power anything in...

This is a well-deserved and very appreciative thank you to R. G. Penfield & Sons General Contractors. We are truly grateful to all the talented and considerate workers who did such a fantastic job for us. Jason and his crew, along with Jeff Bache...

Because I voted for Donald Trump, and will again, I have been called all kinds of things. “Male pale and stale,” is a good one, but also racist, mysogynist, homophobic and a bunch of other things. I have been told I need to understand “inclusivity and...

If President Biden would like to win reelection, there is one thing that will bring his poll numbers up, win him another term, and avoid turning our nation over to the autocrat, Donald J. Trump: Recognize Palestine as a state.To date, 139 U.N. member...

More than half of Medicare beneficiaries now have for-profit corporations in charge of their care through Medicare Advantage plans. Insurance companies are well paid for these plans and much of that taxpayer money does not find its way to patient...

This November, the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated report, came out and warned that even as climate pollution is decreasing, heat-trapping emissions are not falling as rapidly as they need to to effectively mitigate the...

Though not a generation lost in space, the present conglomerate of downtown protesters do hold the distinction of being the first in history to be prompted by their own reflections. Venture forth onto Main Street any of the recent weekends, and you...

From the beauty of wood and pond to the skill and assistance of neighbors, what a joy it can be to live in these small towns. The other night I feared a gas leak. In no time the Wendell Fire Department was out checking carefully. And while I would...

I just wanted to send out universal love to the 8 million beautiful, amazing horses that lost their lives during World War I. Also to the 1.5 million lost to the Civil War, along with the many millions felled during the countless wars before...

While I am greatly appreciative of the Recorder’s coverage about the important issue of municipalities being able to zone for solar development, the paper got my position wrong in the Nov. 20 story “Advocates back solar power bill.” Given my work to...

Thank you, Daniel Brown, for your Nov. 15 column [“Hypocrisy Now! The American left and Israel”].In addition to the double standards and hypocrisy, there is the matter of our historical ignorance that he addressed.I feel like the old farmer Wang Lung...

I appreciate the Recorder’s continuing coverage of local food issues with the article on the recent hearing of the Special Commission on Agriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century [“Charting state’s course toward food security,” Nov. 17]....

Jon Huer’s columns are usually intelligent and sane. But this time it sounds as if he doesn’t have a granddaughter, or perhaps even a daughter or a niece.Comfortable in his own self-righteousness, he misses the point about abortion bans entirely....

I’m thankful for this nation’s veterans.I’m thankful that veterans were on the front page of the Nov. 13 Recorder.I’m thankful for the faculty and students in our Franklin County schools who welcome veterans.I’m thankful that whenever I drive by the...

We are writing in regard to a proposed change to the language defining “poultry” in Greenfield.The Greenfield Planning Board is proposing a change to the current language that would restrict the ability of residents who own fewer than  5 acres to...

It is time for the Republicans to step up and save the Grand Old Party. To do so would be a sacrifice personally and temporarily for Republicans. They must throw him out of the party and let him run independently. If the Republicans really love their...

I see a movement in Wendell to stop the construction of an industrial scale battery storage facility designed to work with the power grid. Many people do not realize that due to the state’s plan for “net-zero” by 2050, that there will be a need for...

The other day I stopped into World Eye Bookshop. There was the new Richard Russo novel. Bought it. And the Ann Patchett. Got that too. Found an adorable little plush dinosaur at an excellent price for one grandchild and a picture book for another....

This is a public letter of thanks to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office TRIAD Program. The deputies and staff of the program have helped us enormously over the past year or so with access to durable medical equipment. On every occasion, they were...