Opinion: Proposed Jones Library Demolition/Expansion Project: More Costly, More Confused Than You Think
As a former Jones Library Trustee President, and as a retired attorney who is familiar…
Sarah McKee
Community Safety Working Group Prepares Survey Of Amherst Police Department’s Policies And Practices
At its weekly Wednesday meeting on December 16, Amherst’s Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) voted…
LETTER: USE GOODWIN ROOM TO PROTECT JONES LIBRARY’S THREATENED COLLECTIONS
The Jones Library’s Special Collections includes works of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Julius Lester, and…
LETTER: PROPOSED NATURAL GAS HVAC FOR JONES RENOVATION IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY UNSOUND
It is excellent to have Kuhn Riddle Architects’ new, comprehensive report on how to bring…
LETTER: CPAC SHOULD DENY LIBRARY TRUSTEES’ PROBLEMATIC REQUEST FOR $1,000,000
The Trustees of the Jones Library have now asked the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC)…
OPINION: JONES LIBRARY’S PROPOSED DEMOLITION/EXPANSION PROJECT DESIGN: STILL NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME
An aspect of the Jones Library’s proposed demolition/expansion project that’s eluded attention is its disregard…
OPINION: A RADICAL IDEA FOR THE JONES LIBRARY
The Indy’s excellent May 2 article, “Council Hears Reports from Library and Health Directors on…
OPINION: DEMOCRACY REQUIRES SEPARATION OF POWERS
Michael Greenebaum’s thoughtful Opinion piece, “The Burden of the Charter and the Voice of the…
LETTER: TOWN NEEDS TO FUND TEN ADDITIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS
Editor’s note: This letter was originally sent to all members of the Town Council and…