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Lawrence Pareles: Protect the vulnerable, keep Covid vaccines available
06-09-2025 10:20 AM

I’m writing to express my deep concern about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s recommendation to stop giving Covid vaccines to pregnant women and babies. His policy is not just unkind — it’s dangerous.

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My Turn: American flag belongs to all of us
06-01-2025 12:11 AM

By JOHN PARADIS

President Trump and his MAGA movement don’t own patriotism or the American flag. Both belong to all of us.


Lawrence Pareles: Senator Schumer must step down as Senate minority leader
05-25-2025 11:12 PM

I’m deeply disappointed, angry, and sad about what recently happened with the U.S. government funding bill — instead of blocking the Republicans’ terrible budget bill, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer helped them pass it. This gives the Trump/Musk administration free rein to continue dismantling our federal government for another six months without getting anything in return. Sen. Schumer should step aside as leader. And every Democrat in the Senate should tell him to step down now while they make plans for new leadership. I’m seeing our democracy slipping through our fingers, and want the Democratic Party to fight harder before it’s too late. So I’m calling on Senate Democrats to elect a leader who will stand firm to stop the Trump/Musk takeover.


Carol Wrobleski: Booing fellow citizens during McGovern's coffee hour
02-20-2025 11:39 AM

While I appreciated U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern's time and many thoughtful responses to questions from constituents inside the First Churches of Northampton on Saturday, I was disappointed that he did not call out the crowd members who booed the man who exercised his First Amendment right to free speech and spoke his mind about Obamacare and the Inflation Reduction Act.


Don Ogden: Mass Audubon speaks to language in new clean energy law?
12-09-2024 2:06 PM

I’ve just read “Law looks to minimize land use concerns,” (Recorder, Dec. 7) and was reminded of our next Enviro Show Quote of the Week by John Paul II: “The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say...


Don Ogden: Remembering Waffles T. Clown
11-19-2024 8:53 AM

Thank you for “Friends remember multi-talented political activist Joshua J. Dostis, aka Waffles T. Clown” (Recorder, Nov. 16). Over the years I had the opportunity to engage in some edgy direct actions with Waffles. Most memorable to me was our...


Philip Korman: HIP funding must be restored
11-13-2024 8:39 PM

If I told you that our state runs the only program in the country that targets hunger and health by making fruits and vegetables grown by local farmers accessible to families on SNAP, you might feel proud of that fact. And if I shared that this...


Don Ogden: Not monitoring FirstLight’s biological waste from generating station
10-16-2024 7:18 PM

Thank you, Recorder for your coverage of last week’s state Department of Environmental Protection hearing on FirstLight’s application for continued operation of its facilities on our beloved Connecticut River. Naturally there was a lot of concern...


Joann Carol Lutz: Please honor Juanita and Wally Nelson
09-03-2024 4:08 PM

I attended the wonderful Stone Soup Cafe-sponsored Harvest Supper on Aug. 24, and learned that it was initiated by the late Juanita Nelson, an advocate for local foods and farming. While at the event, I also noticed life-size likenesses of Juanita...


Christina White: Artificial light at night hurts birds
08-26-2024 6:55 PM

A gentle reminder that as we reach for cozy blankets with cooler temperatures, birds start their migration south. Lights on at night can confuse them, making their journey more difficult and dangerous. You can see who and how many are migrating at a...


Florence’s Gabby Thomas closes out Paris Olympics with perfect 3-for-3 gold medal record
08-12-2024 4:11 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Five years ago, when Florence’s Gabby Thomas moved down to Austin, Texas to begin her professional running career, her new coach Tonja Buford-Bailey decided to test her out. Thomas moved to Austin a few weeks ahead of the rest of Buford-Bailey’s...


Florence’s Gabby Thomas wins 3rd gold medal, U.S. dominates in 4x400 relay victory
08-10-2024 3:44 PM

By JEFF LAJOIE

Two was nice, but three is better.In a surprise twist, Florence’s Gabby Thomas did not close out her Olympic Games with a gold in the 4x100 meter relay.That’s because Thomas still had one more event left in the tank on Saturday – the 4x400...


Florence’s Gabby Thomas helps U.S. punch spot in 4x100-meter relay final
08-08-2024 3:25 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Less than 48 hours removed from her gold medal in the 200 meters on Tuesday, Florence’s Gabby Thomas and the U.S. women’s 4x100 relay team advanced to the finals by winning their heat in 41.94 seconds on Thursday.Thomas will look for her second gold...


Florence’s Gabby Thomas cruises to gold medal in 200 meters at 2024 Paris Olympics
08-06-2024 4:38 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Gabby Thomas is golden.After winning a silver medal in the 4x100 meter relay and a bronze in the 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, the former Florence resident cleared the field in the 200 on Tuesday to claim the gold medal with a time of 21.83...


My Turn: Saudi Arabia — Domestic progress and partner for peace
07-29-2024 4:50 PM

By RICHARD FEIN

 This column is about Saudi Arabia, a country that is changing domestically and may be important in establishing a degree of peace and security in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is an oil-rich monarchy ruled by the Saud dynasty. Sunni Islam is the...


PHOTOS: Fun in the sand
07-21-2024 8:53 AM


Don Ogden: Siting, permitting and the protection of forests
06-18-2024 8:01 PM

While reading the State House News Service article “Details emerge in massive climate bill” (Recorder, June 17) it became obvious to me there was way more said between-the-lines than in the actual text. It is understandable that politicians in Boston...


Charlemont Juneteenth event to highlight self-emancipated man’s life
06-17-2024 10:36 AM

By DOMENIC POLI

CHARLEMONT — Being born into slavery in a place called Libertytown is perhaps the ultimate irony.But that’s a significant part of the life story of Basil C. Dorsey, a self-emancipated man whose remarkable quest for freedom will be detailed by local...


John Eckstein: This country is culturally America
05-28-2024 7:13 AM

Razvan Sibii’s thoughtful column questioning referring to this country as “America” raised interesting points for me when I read it this morning [“Should ‘America’ be a synonym for USA?” Recorder, May 22]. While viewing the recent biographical film on...


My Turn: National debt — A threat to our nation’s future
04-22-2024 5:07 PM

By RICHARD FEIN

This is an update on a column I wrote last year about a threat to our future well-being: the national debt. To summarize, unless the debt crisis is brought under control soon the future will be much more difficult for you, your children, grandchildren...


Julie Zuckman: Why no natural history museum at UMass?
03-08-2024 1:41 PM

 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,...

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