Opinion: Charter Review Committee’s Recommendations Are Deeply Flawed: A Response to Ray LaRaja
I stand by my criticisms of the Charter Review Process (see here, here,and here), that...
Darcy DuMont
Public Comment: Charter Review Was So Flawed It Requires a Redo
The following public comment was submitted in writing to the Amherst Town Council for their...
Opinion: Achieving Amherst’s 2025 Climate Goals: How Are We Doing? Part 2
This column appeared originally in the Amherst Bulletin on 12/18/25. Read Part I here. CAARP...
Opinion: Achieving Amherst’s 2025 Climate Goals: How Are We Doing?
Local and Green In 2019, Amherst Town Council adopted ambitious climate action goals to achieve...
Council Candidates Support Housing More Students on UMass Campus
Not surprisingly, the following independent candidates for Amherst Town Council have signed the petition urging...
Opinion: In Amherst Town Elections It’s Progressives vs. Neoliberals
The 2025 Council Candidates The Progressives (on Housing and Zoning) At Large: Ellisha Walker, Allegra...
What Would Zohran Do? Reflections on the Prospects for Democratic Socialism in a Small College Town
Especially since watching the rise of Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race,...
Opinion: Amherst Residents Petition UMass to House More Students on Campus
A group of Amherst residents has created an online petition requesting the University of Massachusetts...
Opinion: Charter Review Committee Retreat Exemplifies Bad Government
I didn’t attend the Charter Review Committee retreat on September 6 at the North Amherst...
Opinion: Get a Heat Pump Now and Save
Local and Green The following column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. I bought a...
Board of Health Renews Support for Waste Reduction Proposal and Questions Delays
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Board of Health, August 7, 2025 The meeting...
Opinion: Feeling Helpless? This Is What You Can Do for the Climate
Local and Green This column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. A lot of us...