Opinion: Community Safety Working Group – Programs For Us Need To Be By Us
by The Community Safety Working Group Following the murder of George Floyd, youth-led Black Lives…
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Opinion: Progressive Coalition Board Encourages A “No” Vote On Jones Library Reconstruction
by the Progressive Coalition of Amherst Board This column was previously posted to the Progressive…
Opinion: Why I Support The Library Expansion
The big question for Amherst residents this year is its proposed library renovation and expansion….
Opinion: Thoughtful, Deliberate (And Not Rushed) Planning. Reflections By A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails to Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation. (#5)
Thus far, this series has looked at what the Charter Commission promised to the residents…
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change. An Arrest While Protesting Climate Inaction
Last Wednesday I was arrested in front of the White House while participating in a…
Opinion: I Want A New Library
A version of this column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. I want a new library….
Opinion: The Proposed Jones Expansion – We Don’t Need It And We Can’t Afford It
A version of this column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin Lawn signs are up,…
Opinion: Local and Green (#28): Why The Library Expansion Project is Not The Sustainable Option
This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. Vote NO on the ballot question. The…
Opinion: The Balance Of Power On The Town Council. Reflections By A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails to Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation. (#4)
Reflections By A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails to Meet The Promises…
Opinion: The Toxic Politics of Amherst Forward
Reflections On Politics In A One Party Town Preface This is not a paen for Town…
Opinion: Us vs Them – The Sinister Techniques Of ‘Othering’ – And How To Avoid Them
Rapid social change causes all humans anxiety – but our response to this need not be negative, despite the best efforts of our politicians and media
Opinion: Defund 413 Condemns Councilors Hanneke, Steinberg, Ross, and Ryan For Their Failure To Support Racial Justice
By Defund 413 Amherst Note this statement is not an endorsement of any candidate. Rather…