Opinion
Reenie Grybko Clancy: More old-school words
Excellent My Turn “Old-school words” [Recorder, Dec. 30], Ms. Wosniak. May I add some more to the list and also how “old-school” folks like me (turning 81 this March) communicate? Remember fiddlesticks or oopsydaisy?Now let’s return to the era of...
Amy MacKenzie: Safety of kids at risk on city’s roads
I am a school bus driver, one of several well-trained, dedicated individuals. When we get behind the wheel of a bus we are keenly aware of the extraordinary responsibility that we choose to accept. We are deeply committed to safely transport our kids,...
My Turn: Inching toward zero carbon living
By NANCY HAZARD
As a person greatly concerned about our climate, I want to tell you my story of pursuing living more lightly on the Earth professionally and personally.In 1974 I was a “solar home” builder, then I became an employee of the Northeast Sustainable...
My Turn: Dems need a border solution
By ANNE-LOUISE SMALLEN
Immigration is a serious problem for Democrats in the 2024 presidential election. As everything else in the country, it is polarized and lacks a middle road solution.Many Americans fear a return to Donald Trump’s policies of separating families or...
My Turn: Cost of child part of financial literacy
By JUDITH TRUESDELL
I usually skip over the Beacon Hill roll call page, but the headline on Jan. 20 caught my eye: “Students must take a financial literacy course,” proposed as a new requirement before graduation.“The components of the curriculum would include the...
Tamara Grogan: Not so easy for refugees to get fuel assistance
I read the opinion piece “Fuel Assistance for Who?” [Recorder, Jan. 21] and respectfully disagree with its premise. I’ve tried to get fuel assistance (for Afghan refugees specifically). It’s hard! The application process asks for a lot of paperwork...
Christine Noyes: Vote Davis for Select Board in Orange
I am writing in support of Julie N. Davis for Select Board in the Feb. 5 town election in Orange. Julie’s commitment to the betterment of Orange is evident by her volunteer efforts with several town organizations. Due to her organizational and...
Robert Fairchild: Have we forgotten compassion?
It amazes me that someone can complain about fuel assistance to “refugees” and close out their letter asking how “cruel and unfair can human beings be to other human beings?” [“Fuel assistance for who?” Recorder, Jan. 21]. Does the writer not see the...
Guest columnist David Hernández: Climate, refugees, and the golden rule
By DAVID HERNÁNDEZ
Political hypocrisy is the norm for our times. One shameful example of partisan duplicity is the persistent xenophobic vilification of migrants and asylum seekers arriving to the United States in order to boost one’s political scorecard. Two repeat...
My Turn: The perfect retirement
By MICHAEL FLECK
Most people consider Secretariat to be the greatest racehorse who ever lived. If you watch the grainy YouTube video of his final race of the Triple Crown, you might not believe your eyes: He won that race by an astonishing 31 lengths, and his official...
Annette Pfannebecker: Congress must find solutions to stop death toll in Gaza
Ten U.S. senators joined Sen. Bernie Sanders to pass Resolution 502B© under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. This resolution simply asks the State Department for a report on human rights records of any country receiving U.S. military assistance....
Abby Escobar: Evidence lacking for fuel assistance claim
I recently read an opinion piece in which the writer states that the people at fuel assistance “Give assistance to all these ‘refugees’ that come into the state before the people that were born in Massachusetts.” [“Fuel assistance for who?” Recorder,...
My Turn: The question never asked or answered
By CARL DOERNER
The Sept 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center echoed a devastating coup on Sept. 11, 1973 supported by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, by General Augusto Pinochet against the elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile. In retaliations,...
My Turn: No justice, no peace, no ‘victors’
By PATRICK MCGREEVY
Fifteen years after the 1607 founding of the New World’s first permanent British settlement at Jamestown, a group of Powhatan warriors attacked white settlers, killing almost 350. The brutality of the attack stunned settlers, and inspired the...
Peggy Davis: Remembering Dwayne Brewington
I learned with great sadness of the passing of Dwayne Brewington. One moment stands out in my mind when I think of him. We attended a Martin Luther King Day event a number of years ago, bringing a foster child with us, about eight years old, who had...
Kathryn Aubry-McAvoy: In the kitchen
What a delight it was to read Tinka Weisblat’s article “In the Kitchen with Fannie Farmer,” (Recorder, Jan. 17). My mother, Dorothy Moore Aubry, was a proud 1945 graduate of Miss Farmers’s school. Mom was a fine home cook and a bit ahead of her time...
My Turn: Losing my tribe over Gaza
By SARENA NEYMAN
For me, being Jewish was never about religion or Zionism. My Holocaust survivor parents sent me to Jewish day schools and Zionist summer camps, but none of that stuck. I haven’t set foot in a synagogue for decades and have always been critical of...
My Turn: How to make dual stream recycling work for Greenfield
By SUSAN WORGAFTIK and PAUL JABLON
At the Jan. 17 City Council meeting, Department of Public Works Director Marlo Warner and grant writer Athena Bradley presented an overview of the EPA recycling contract that Greenfield has been awarded. The presentation clearly outlined three...
Candy Johnson: Amazing care at Baystate
I am writing to let our community know of the amazing care I received at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. I had surgery Thanksgiving week and was seven days in the hospital and five days in the ICU. I had the best care by caring and...
Verdi Pocius: Fuel assitance for who?
I am quite upset with fuel assistance. They give assistance to all these “refugees” that come into the state before the people who were born in Massachusetts and have lived here all their lives. Yes, that means nothing. We were told there were...
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