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We are disheartened by the disinformation campaign regarding the upcoming training offered by Project Shema for faculty at Northampton High School. In this tense political climate, in particular around Israel and Palestine, Project Shema was vetted...

Just a few short weeks ago, when the country was reeling from the sudden change of candidates at the top of the Democratic ticket, Kamala Harris received a phone call of support and endorsement from Michele and Barack Obama. She signed off by...

By BOB FLAHERTY

The New Yorker once called Jeffrey Foucault’s music “Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection.” Now try all that with electric guitars.Foucault, a Wisconsin native who now lives in Shelburne Falls, will appear with his band Friday night...

By PETER NELSON

 When I was in first grade, my teacher, Mrs. Johnson, told my parents she thought I might have a bladder infection. She said this because I was always asking to go to the bathroom. What was I doing in the bathroom? I was making up stories, singing,...

By DONALD JORALEMON

 What does a 14th-century philosopher have to do with assessing the reasonableness of current conspiracy theories? William of Ockham (1285-1347) is credited with the basic principle that, other things being equal, simpler explanations are to be...

By LOIS AHRENS

 According to Progressive Massachusetts, in the formal session that began in January 2023 and ended July 31, 2024, of the thousands of bills submitted, only 5.82% passed.But lest you think this minuscule number was legislation meaningful to most...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Dr. Lynnette M. Watkins, who has served as Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s president and chief operating officer for nearly three years, has left the position.Reached by phone last week, Watkins, who began her tenure at the hospital on Sept....

By GARY MICHAEL TARTAKOV

 On July 24, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in the Capitol, thanking the U.S. Congress for itscooperation in Israel’s war on Gaza, I was standing on Pennsylvania Avenue, with thousands of Jews, Palestinians and others, facing...

By BILL NEWMAN

Let me confess. Until a week ago, I knew nothing about the governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz. And until Kamala Harris picked him as her veep, I had no idea how to pronounce his name. You, too? Political pundits disagree about the importance of a...

Support for the National Popular Vote Interstate CompactAs a board member of the Northampton Area chapter of the League of Women Voters, I appreciated Allen Woods’ recent column [“Who loves the Electoral College?” Aug. 3] explaining the history and...

By JOHN BERKOWITZ

 I’m Jewish, not antisemitic, and strongly opposed to the Biden administration’s unconditional support for the right-wing government in Israel and its genocidal attack on 2.3 million civilians in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack of Oct. 7. And...

By J.M. SORRELL

Enthusiasm is high, and I do not think it will wane. We have a presidential candidate who is not afraid to express joy while she is serious about what is at stake. She is smart and has heart.Vice President Kamala Harris is intrepid and humble at the...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Jonathan Stevens of Hungry Ghost Bread in Northampton has much to celebrate. The bakery he owns and runs with his domestic and business partner, Cheryl Maffei, marked its 20th birthday this spring. His “Hungry Ghost Bread Book” (Chelsea Green, 208...

By TOM GARDNER

 ‘Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune.” With these startling words in her dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia...

By MARILYN MARKS

 Why grieve? I share with you true stories from my circle of friends and community:A seasoned hiker walks into the mountains with his dog and never returns.A woman suddenly keels over with a heart attack and dies in her partner’s arms.A young mother...

By BRUCE J. STEDMAN

When you hear church bells tolling on the morning of Aug. 6, listen carefully. They have an important message for you.In 1624, English cleric and poet John Donne published a series of poems, including “No Man is an Island.” Donne lived and wrote at a...

As the Democratic Party leaders scramble to figure out the path forward, I ask myself, how will we care for each other, no matter what the future holds. One way is through the work of abortion funds. In the months following the overturn of Roe, as...

By CARRIE BAKER

Last Sunday evening, just hours after President Joe Biden announced he would withdraw from the presidential race, 44,000 Black women met online and raised over $1.5 million for Vice President Kamala Harris in under two hours. On the popular...

Whately Town Moderator Nat Fortune's recent mea culpa in these pages exemplifies the kind of candor and accountability I wish we could see from all public figures [“Put the blame on me,” July 17]. He heard an honest complaint, and publicly took...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

Over 400 years after Shakespeare wrote “King Lear,” a theater production reimagines the story as one about the complexities of dementia.Director Toby Vera Bercovici of Cleveland Heights, Ohio and Northampton created the play over the course of five...