Opinion: Reflections at the End of the Year
Here are things I am sad about in Amherst as 2023 draws to an end....
Michael Greenebaum
Opinion: Another Question for Town Council Candidates
I found the statements and answers of Town Council candidates in the Indy to be...
Opinion: Another Question for School Committee Candidates
The candidates’ statements and answers to the Indy’s questions were helpful and revealing. As with...
Opinion: What Do We Expect From Our Elected Boards?
It was pleasing this morning to read that both Town Council and School Committee will...
Opinion: A Thought Experiment – There Are No Villains
I awoke this morning to news of Ben Herrington’s resignation from public life in Amherst. ...
Opinion: Camus And The Town Council
As the Amherst Town Council prepares to go on a public “retreat” to look at...
Opinion: Putting Aesthetics Into The Conversation About The Pavillion And “Surplus” Property
The Indy does a fine job of separating news, opinion, and special features. I, as...
Opinion: We Interrupt This Message….
We Need To Prioritize The Coming Town Election I have been writing for a while...
Issues & Analyses: Review Of The Town Charter. The Concentration Of Power
Here are some of the Charter provisions that tend to concentrate power in the Town...
Issues & Analyses: Fundamental Issues That Need To Be Addressed In A Review Of The Town Charter
This is my second commentary on the town Charter review which is mandated in a...
Letter: School Committee’s Attempt To Silence Critic Sets Poor Example For Our Students
Regional School Committee member Peter Demling has invented a new policy and wants to “remind”...
Opinion: A Special Town Meeting For A Periodic Review Of Amherst’s Home Rule Charter
Amherst’s government operates under the provisions of its Home Rule Charter, adopted by the voters...