OPINION: JONES LIBRARY PROJECT ARCHITECTS PRESENT PRICE TAG FOR GREEN FEATURES
REFLECTIONS ON THE JOINT MEETING OF THE JONES FEASIBILITY/DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEES ON 7/2/20. Overview…
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OPINION: 40R ZONING PROPOSAL IS MATERIALLY DEFICIENT, LACKS PROPER CITIZEN INPUT, AND OFFERS LITTLE BENEFIT TO AMHERST RESIDENTS
Editor’s Note: The following was submitted as testimony to the Planning Board in June . …
OPINION: IN THE FACE OF MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT WE NEED A 21st CENTURY WPA
Editor’s note: this column appeared previously in Labor Notes. How can we help the unemployed…
OPINION: HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
I’ve started reading Ibram X. Kendi’s book, “How to Be an Antiracist,” For Kendi, there’s…
OPINION: RIPPLES OF HOPE. REFLECTIONS ON WORK DONE AND WORK REMAINING
In this inaugural column for the Indy, I want to recall and celebrate my relationship…
OPINION: RETURNING UMASS STUDENTS TO RECEIVE DIMINISHED EXPERIENCE WHILE COSTS REMAIN UNCHANGED
With bated breath, the local community prepares for a potential influx of students at the…
OPINION: TOWN CONSIDERS SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY BYLAW
by Pat De Angelis and Mandi Jo Hanneke On May 4, we introduced to the…
OPINION: JONES LIBRARY REQUESTS A ONE YEAR GRANT DELAY – PROBLEMS WITH JONES PROCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY PERSIST
The stunning news that the Jones Library has asked for a one-year delay in their…
OPINION: I SAY NO, I SAY YES
I will be blunt. In Amherst, as everywhere else, historical continuity has hit “pause” and…