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,…
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Letter: For Better Planning And An Appropriate Post-Pandemic Jones Library, Vote No
Voting “NO” on the library ballot question is not a vote against anything. It’s a…
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…
Opinion: Jones Library – A Better Path Is Possible
The Jones Library Trustees are trying to convince us that if we don’t agree to…
Opinion: Checks And Balances In Amherst Town Government. 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 (#3)
Checks and balances are a cornerstone of democracy. The point of providing checks and balances…
Opinion: Outrage Over The Selling Of Our Future
This column also appeared in The Daily Hampshire Gazette. Although I was a radical in…
Opinion: The Jones Library Expansion Is Not A Social Justice Project
The Jones library expansion proposal may be many things but one thing that it is…
Letter: Opposed To Recruitment Of New Amherst Police Officers
Defund 413 Amherst opposes the recruitment of new positions within the police department. Less than…
Standout On The Common In Support Of Amherst Paraeducators, July 24
Source: Amherst Pelham Education Association The Amherst Pelahm Education Association invites the public to Join…
Letter: Austerity, False Tradeoffs, And The Responsibilities Of The School Committee
The following letter was sent to the Amherst School Committee on July 12, 2021. We…
Letter: In Support Of Sunrise Budget Rally
While the Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) could not formally be here with you all…
Town Manager To Determine Priorities For $12 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding
A process for spending almost $12 million that the Town of Amherst is receiving under…