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The only way to save Social Security from fiscal disaster is to revert this federal social welfare program to its original purpose. This means to reconsider it as a “floor of income in old age” so that it is no longer thought of as a personal pension or retirement plan.

We have descended down the deep hole of fascism. The guardrails have been stripped away and we are in grave danger of becoming an authoritarian state. Democracy will die down this hole. I am perplexed as to what 77 million Americans were expecting when they voted for this man. To make matters worse, he has brought in his sidekick, Elon Musk, an ununelected man with a chain saw to obliterate our government and our democracy. And this man with his chain saw has fired thousands of government workers, men and women who daily keep the system going.

I’m very disappointed that President Donald Trump has now signed an executive order designating English as our country’s official language as was forecast in a recent Gazette article [“Trump to designate English as official U.S. language, Gazette, March 1].

The most valuable commodity these days isn’t gold, diamonds, or crypto — it’s attention. In our fractured information environment, power and influence are gained by the people who know how to get it. That’s why I’m calling on U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern and Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren to go where they’ll get attention — red districts.

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — Amid cuts comprising about 82,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees and form emails being sent en masse to federal employees asking for five weekly bullet points justifying their work, Dr. William Cutler is just trying to care for veterans and get to retirement.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SOUTH HADLEY — Despite Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School administrators finding no wrongdoing by a middle school teacher, following a six-week investigation into sexual misconduct allegations that led to his removal from the classroom last fall, students concerned about his continued presence on campus staged a walkout demanding his termination Monday morning.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra has officially announced her reelection campaign, although it may not be as smooth sailing as when she first won the office in 2021.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — AJ Hairston dropped back to pass during the 11-on-11 live portion of the UMass football team’s first spring practice of the season Monday morning.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — “Nobody knows how to start a revolution better than us” said U.S. Sen. Ed Markey Sunday afternoon at Pulaski Park, where more than 800 came to collectively ignite the sparks of revolution against what they described as President Donald Trump’s “technocratic dictatorship.”

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Three straight years of deficits at the Amherst Cinema, considered an unsustainable trend for the independent, nonprofit arts and education center, is prompting leadership to return the facility to its original three-screen site that opened in 2006, and to reduce the number of weekly showtimes.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A $2.5 million loan being sought by the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School should provide the funding to create 14 classrooms inside a second campus building at 300 Venture Way, allowing an expansion of enrollment and possibly new initiatives as student applications to the school surge.

When J.D. Vance said the other day that an economic deal in Ukraine was a “better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years,” he once again insulted the two European countries who have provided troops in Ukraine.

An enthusiastic crowd of dog lovers and their owners and admirers welcomed the 17th annual Volunteers in Northampton Schools Dog Show back on Saturday, March 1, for an afternoon of fun and smiles. Ribbons were awarded to a dog shown by both a youth and adult owner in 14 categories including Best Fetcher, Pooch Who Can Smooch and Most Photogenic.

By KURT HEIDINGER

By Dr. DAVID GOTTSEGEN

I’ve been a physician for nearly 40 years. We are trained to evaluate information about human health based on a foundation of knowledge learned in 11-12 years of pre-med, med school and residency training, evidence-based research, and experience listening to and treating thousands of patients.

By AL NORMAN

The Gazette article “Racism still being handed down in Northampton deeds” [Feb. 28] refers to work done by me and the Hampshire Registry of Deeds to find restrictive covenants in our deeds. Restrictive covenants, here, is language that prohibits certain discriminatory action as a condition of transferring the deed to another party. The language is unenforceable per Supreme Court decision Shelly v. Kraemer in 1948 and expressly prohibited by the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

I was very pleased to see Laurie Loisel throw her hat in the ring and announce her candidacy for Ward 3 city councilor. I appreciate the experience, knowledge and energy she will bring to that role.

It was a pleasure to read reporter Emilee Klein’s article on broom making by the students at the Hartsbrook School [”Fifth graders at Hartsbrook School make brooms from scratch,” Feb. 21]. Because the article describes Hartsbrook as “an agricultural school,” I would like to offer a fuller perspective on Waldorf education in general and the Hartsbrook School in particular.

As a woman who attended high school and college before the enactment of Title IX, I cannot tell you how pleased I am to see the many photos of women and girls playing a variety of sports. Congratulations to the sports editor for the parity in coverage.