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By MARGOT FLECK

“there’s the real mystery: the life of others” — Adam Zagajewski, poetCan we justifiably condemn anyone for their ideas, their prejudices, their loyalties?Each of us is born into particular circumstances that vary widely in terms of financial...

In the March 5 letter “Trump is not the solution to broken Congress,” the writer expressed concern as a leftist that Trump’s intent was to create an authoritarian government. This was framed for him by the recent border visits when Trump said “I can...

By JON HUER

Three news events managed to grab my attention on March 1:Event One: Alexei Navalny was buried in Moscow. The most prominent political enemy and critic of President Vladimir Putin, he mysteriously died at a penal camp while serving his trumped-up...

By MICHAEL DOVER

It’s come to this. A Trump-appointed special counsel questioned the president of the United States — on the day after a horrific attack in Israel and an impending Gaza war — for five hours, about things that happened years ago, and concluded that Joe...

This is in response to two recent columns, one from Dr. E. Martin Schotz [“Rethinking U.S. interests on  anniversary of war,” Feb. 20] and one from Lyle Denit [“Ukraine deserves a better kind of peace,” March 4]. Both are well-considered perspectives,...

Finding Daniel Brown’s Feb. 6 guest column “Trump’s brutal promise no joke,” not as “mean-spirited” as a writer suggested in a Feb. 9 letter, I wish to respond in a “kinder” way — not dwelling on “vermin” or “blood poisoning,” the former president’s...

 Regarding the story “Collections in limbo” [Recorder, March 5], there was at least one previous, somewhat recent effort to start a proper natural history museum at UMass. About 25 years ago then-UMass biology professor Willy Bemis, an ichthyologist,...

By H. PATRICIA HYNES

On March 8, 1908, female garment workers marched through New York City’s Lower East Side to protest child labor and sweatshop working conditions and to demand women’s suffrage. By 1910, March 8 became observed annually as International Women’s Day and...

By DANIEL CZITROM

As an active member of Jewish Voice for Peace, I have been energized and heartened by the recent local protests calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, a negotiated settlement to the hostage crisis, and justice for the Palestinian people. I’ve seen a large...

Investing in our veterans is the mission of the state treasurer’s Veterans’ Bonus Division. During Invest in Veterans Week, we recognize aspiring and established veteran business owners and look to assist all service members in achieving economic...

By KARL MEYER

 Recently the Recorder ran a front-page story titled “Dial ‘A’ for anachronism: Landlines languish in US” [Feb. 27]. It left me feeling exposed, outed. You see, I have a landline. I’ve never had a cellphone. The article implied I’m old school, old, an...

By GINA GOVONI

In my 20-year career in housing in Massachusetts, one of the most common frustrations is from those in need of housing who cannot find it. Either they cannot afford it, or they do not know where to go to apply for housing, and/or they have to...

I just read the following words by Greenfield’s ex-mayor Roxann Wedegartner in her response to David Roulston’s recent letter: “Lieutenant Dodge did not enter the case until 2017 for reasons he only knows. But, like the bank robber said, ‘That’s where...

By BEN GROSSCUP

I agree with the Feb. 23 guest column by Dr. E. Martin Schotz [“Rethinking U.S. interests on anniversary of war in Ukraine”]. The war in Ukraine must end with a cease-fire between the NATO-armed Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Russian Army. Achieving...

By AL NORMAN

Decades before Ben & Jerry’s, the Blake brothers of Springfield slipped some magic ingredient into their ice cream products that stimulated longevity. Pres Blake lived to the age of 106, and his brother Curtis lived to 102. According to Friendly’s...

Lyle Denit has written a reply to my guest column [”Rethinking U.S. interests on anniversary of war in Ukraine,” Recorder, Feb. 20] criticizing my view on the causes of the war in Ukraine [“Ukraine deserves a better kind of peace,” Recorder, March 4]....

The state of Israel was self-declared in 1948 following a genocidal assault on Palestine by a Zionist terrorist faction, well-armed by Western powers. Five hundred villages were massacred and 750,000 Palestinians were driven off their lands and out of...

By KATHE GEIST

Thank you, Estelle Cade! [“When ‘Little Black Sambo’ was just a clever kid,” Recorder, Feb. 26]. I had the same “colored” baby doll. I called her Sandra, and now I know where the name came from.Family lore has it that I brought such a doll home from...

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

As readers of my column are well aware, I tend to spill my guts — about what’s currently going on in my life — in the ink on this page for all of you to see, and fair warning this is going to be another one of those. I have been wanting to write this...

In John Paradis’ recent My Turn [“Message of hope needed to eclipse rancor,” Recorder, Feb. 28], he stated that President Joe Biden’s greatest asset is his genuine love and concern for the American people. Well, let’s look back at Biden’s disgraceful...