Opinion: Join Back From The Brink In Amherst And Work To Prevent Nuclear War
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned at the commencement of the global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review…
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Opinion: Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog: The School Committee Failed To Discuss The Issue Of PFAS In Artificial Turf
Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst School Committee. Her original posts…
Opinion: Remembering Nonny Burack And The Merry Maple
It was at this time last year, just before Thanksgiving, that our neighbor Nonny Burack…
Opinion: Amherst Educators Call For A Fair Contract
Amherst Pelham Education Association (APEA) calls on the Amherst Town Council to support a fair…
Opinion: Stories From COP27
Love, Justice And Climate Change The nations of the world just met in Egypt at…
Opinion: Why Is The Town Of Amherst Still Called Amherst?
In 1757, John Nash, Isaac Ward, and Nehimieh Dickinson, three of the leading citizens of…
Opinion: Council Offers Small Step Forward With Resolutions On July 5 Incident. Town Still Has Much Work To Do
I joined the special meeting of the Town Council on November 14 after the Town…
Opinion: The Rights Of Minors
With the apology of the Town Manager it may seem that the most contentious aspect…
Opinion: Defund413 Amherst Calls On Public To Speak Up At November Budget Forum
It’s budget season again in Amherst and there’s a lot to get noisy about! Defund413Amherst…
Opinion: Felling Of Merry Maple Was Premature, Lamentable
Just in time for the Holidays the powers that be in Amherst have allowed the…
Opinion: Eight Lessons From The Midterm Elections
The article “Eight Lessons From The Midterm Elections” by Julia Rock, Rebecca Burns, Andrew Perez,…
Opinion: Minimize Financial Pain To Residents In Order To Maximize The Chance Of Success Of The School Building Project
How would you use the $23 million in savings (“reserves”) the town has built up?…