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By SUSANAE GLOVACKI

There are a few things I would like people to know about our Haitian and Central and South American neighbors who are staying in the emergency shelter in Greenfield. I write this when there is a particularly horrendous, completely false story...

I just saw the Aug. 30 article regarding the newly proposed OSHA regulations [“New regs alarm small fire departments”]. I am a 50-plus year volunteer firefighter and a practicing lawyer for the fire service (all in New York). The chiefs interviewed in...

Westfield and Easthampton have free parking everywhere. They appear to be healthy cities. I think the merchants appreciate it. I love Greenfield. I wish Greenfield had free parking.Dandy BroPlainfield

In his 1775 “Common Sense” pamphlet, Thomas Paine observed, “Society in every state is a blessing, but government in its best state is but a necessary evil.” While society propels collaboration toward goal achievement, government is the unfortunate...

By MARGOT FLECK

 My sister has a new passion — dragonflies. She has introduced me to the vast variety and beauty of these predaceous insects who have existed for 300 million years. A retired bio-geography professor, she is forever discovering new birds, fungi, wild...

I have just read the following Associated Press article published in the Recorder: “Pope: Harris, Trump Against Life,” [Sept. 14]. The AP journalist writes, “Pope Francis advises American Catholics to choose who they think is the ‘lesser evil’ in the...

Thank you Joe Biden for letting millions of border busters into our country. For 20 years, we received our Social Security checks on Wednesdays. Now they are scattered all over the month and it makes paying bills harder.I would like to see how much it...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

“A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong.” — Brene BrownOnce upon a time, earlier in this century, I was dean of...

By BILL NEWMAN

Last week 14-year-old Colt Gray shot and killed two classmates and two teachers at his Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Colt has been charged with four counts of felony murder and will be tried as an adult.His father, Colin Gray, has been...

We look weak, and it looks like we are led by cowards.Do not shoot me, I am a citizen of the U.S. from a military family.Karl Rove, committed treason in front of us all. F.B.I. looks weak, led by cowards. It appears it is OK to be a spy in Washington....

By ALLEN WOODS

In my first try at college, beginning in 1968, I didn’t major in journalism, or English, but experimented with writing, and read voraciously. A literate friend tutored me in the types and styles of writing, including the period’s passionate debate on...

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

 Even amid the intense focus on the presidential election, we cannot forget the plight of starving children in Gaza and other war zones. We cannot let these children in need fall off the news radar. Sadly, they do all too often. As history reminds us,...

While I understand the need to replace the water main below Main Street in Greenfield and the importance of updating the infrastructure of our city, officials have really dropped the ball on this one. By leaving a gravel strip exposed on the westbound...

By PHILIP LUSSIER

As a freshman in college, I took an ethics class. I was a political science major and I thought that it could be an important perspective to add to my suite of knowledge. I notice that an ethics class is not a requirement for that major now and...

BY DAVID DALEY

 During his 2005 Senate confirmation hearings, John G. Roberts Jr. introduced himself to the American people as the reasonable dad next door, who viewed his role as chief justice through our civic religion of baseball.“I will remember that it’s my job...

A letter of gratitude long overdue. Our Greenfield community service workers deserve special recognition and appreciation for their outstanding professional service given to me from a car accident I had a couple months ago in Wendy’s parking lot.While...

A walk into an old forest is a walk into a natural cathedral surrounded by majestic trees and an amazing diversity of life. I am embraced by the cool, dim quietness and filled with wonder and a great sense of peace. We need old forests, not just...

By JUDY WAGNER

I love trees — their shapes; their shade; the varied textures of their barks; the colors of leaves from early budding to fall glory; the soothingly steadfast hues of the evergreens. I love the sounds of wind gently stroking or fiercely lashing...

By CHRISTINE HAMP

Who doesn’t love a good combo? Milk and cookies. Peanut butter and jelly. Bacon and eggs.But how about the combination of smart public health strategy with one of the largest agricultural events in the nation? That sounds like an excellent idea to...

By ELIYHO MATZ

As a young and alert person growing up in Israel, my witnessing of the Israeli-Palestinian brutal conflict and constant hostilities provided my fertile mind with all sorts of dreams and thoughts. From a very early age, I began searching for possible...