Opinion: Come Celebrate Amherst Media’s 50th Anniversary and the Contribution of Independent Media to Sustaining Democracy
My colleague, Anthropologist Tom Patterson, used to say that a free press is the right...
OPINION
Hampshire College Alumni Reflect on an Education That Changes Lives
by Evangeline Weiss, Kristen Harbeson, Anthony Thomas, Dani Slabaugh and Gillian Parent Several Hampshire College...
Opinion: Man on the Street Asks, What’s Going on at the Senior Center These Days?
This week a local man returned to his former workplace at the Bangs Community Center,...
Opinion: What’s the Color of Your Money?
At the Finance Committee meeting on April 7, 2026, when discussing whether to authorize more...
Opinion: When Five Is Better Than Four: Can Hampshire College Still Be Saved?
On April 14, 2026, Hampshire College announced that it will close permanently. This surprised many...
Opinion: Hampshire Closing Opens Door To Regional Innovation Hub
Campus Could Become Live-Work Innovation Community The decision to close Hampshire College after the fall...
Opinion: We Love the Amherst Vision, But Who’s Paying for It?
Social Injustice Goes Global The facilities that protect our streets, our workers, and our families...
Opinion: Conflating Criticism of Israel with Antisemitism Endangers All
Israeli leaders and Zionists everywhere have, for decades, strived to, and have been successful at...
Opinion: Six Key Climate Truths
Love, Justice, and Climate Change While individual support for limiting the effects of climate change...
Opinion: The UMass Death Spiral
The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. As a retired professor with 35...
Indy Rewind: Opinion: Why Won’t the Town Research Options for New DPW and Fire Station?
Editor’s note: In anticipation of this week’s discussion by the Town Council of the situation...
Opinion: Honor the Promise – Not a Penny More
The Town Council will soon vote on whether to authorize allocating $477,000 of Community Preservation...