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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...

By KAREN GARDNER

Suddenly it’s September! The weather has cooled into gorgeous, sparkling days that remind us that fall is coming soon. I’ve been thinking about how my relationship to the natural world keeps me from getting too lost in the often-distressing, ever...

A week ago, Aug. 26 , I was surprised to find in that day’s edition of the Gazette that there was no mention of the Arcadia Folklore Festival held on the previous Saturday in Easthampton. It was such a joyous event that I was surprised that there was...

According to Donald Trump, Kamala Harris is “dumb.” Really? Harris is the daughter of parents who both earned Ph.D. degrees at the University of California Berkeley, one of the world’s best universities. Both had distinguished careers, Harris’s mother...

By KAREN GARDNER

Donald Trump, the former guy, is struggling. Throughout the 2024 race for the presidency, he has been the physically bigger, louder, more robust old white guy, though not the smarter or more effective president of the two men. In fact, the former guy...

Regarding July 2 article “Rail trail objections lose out,” we contest the article’s claim that MassDOT requires roads classified as arterial to separate vehicle and bicycle traffic. The engineering directive cited as the basis for this claim does not...

Kudos to both John Sinton and David DiDonato for their recent opinions in the Gazette, the former rejecting the idea that Russia is not in the wrong with its invasion of Ukraine and the latter about how eastern Massachusetts wants our “forests,...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A Haydenville man who had been free on $15,000 bail following his arrest on drug and assault charges stemming from a multi-town police chase in October remained jailed this week after being arrested recently on new charges.Eric...

By KAREN GARDNER

I decided to give poor Rod Serling a break this month, since I don’t think he can cope with all my real-world issues and woes. But then I realized that I can’t cope either and what I need is to talk with a psychiatrist, and not just any psychiatrist....

Opponents of Medical Aid in Dying cite the possibility that disabled or poor people could be coerced into choosing it. The experience of my dear friend Michael, who chose MAID and departed surrounded by loved ones a week ago today as I write this,...

By KAREN GARDNER

This is Rod Serling calling, is that you, Karen? Yes, Rod, it’s me. I wasn’t expecting to hear from you, as I’m always the one calling you. What’s up?Remember how I’ve told you in the past that I would no longer let your thoughts invade my brain? Yes,...

Concerning the front-page article about the planning Mill River Greenway bike path through Haydenville, it should have been noted that the majority of the residents of Lower South Main (from Bridge Street to Fort Hill Road) want the bike path...

Regarding Mill River Greenway plans in Haydenville [“Residents resist Greenway trail plan,” Gazette, April 26], the proposed bike path would replace the existing sidewalk in our neighborhood and pass mere feet in front of homes on the upper end of the...

By STEVE PFARRER

On the morning of May 16, 1874, the dam on the Williamsburg Reservoir, up in the hills along the East Branch of the Mill River, suddenly collapsed, sending 600 million gallons of water roaring downhill.The flood, which soon became a 30-foot-high brown...

By KAREN GARDNERDid you know that the Founders of our great nation wrote these words: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”?Isn’t that amazing? That’s the first line of the First...

I agree with much of what guest columnist Shalini Bahl-Milne wrote about moving forward with compassion in her piece about the recent Amherst Town Council meeting [“Beyond empathy: A compassionate approach to polarizing issues in Amherst,” March...

In his response letter regarding the war in Ukraine, Dr. E. Martin Schotz asserts that his information sources are reliable [“Mainstream corporate news media not the place to stay informed,” Gazette, March 7]. The only reason given that we should...

Do we have a couple of Republican winners or is it whiners in Donald Trump and George Santos. Two Republicans willing to lie, cheat, mislead and deceive to gain a government position neither deserves, or in George Santos case, deserved.This is not...

This is a historic time. France has just enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, the first nation to do so explicitly. In 1789, France adopted the “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.” Partly modeled on the U.S....

By The REV. MARK SEIFRIED

I am a committed follower of Jesus. I use that term instead of “Christian” because so many people associate “Christian” with white Christian nationalists who are against a woman’s right to bodily autonomy, against equal rights for LGBTQI+ people,...

By KAREN GARDNER

It would be hard to have missed this, but maybe you did. At a campaign rally on Saturday, as reported by the Associated Press, Donald Trump stated that, “as president, he warned NATO allies that he ‘would encourage’ Russia ‘to do whatever the hell...