OPINION: SOME SUCCESSES TO SHARE
In my post two weeks ago entitled “Piano Man”, I shared the story of a...
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TOWN MANAGER REPORT FOR MAY 15, 2020.
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
TOWN PONDERS REVENUE SHORTFALLS AND POST-PANDEMIC CHALLENGES IN FRAMING NEW BUDGET
REPORTS ON JOINT MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, SCHOOL COMMITTEE, LIBRARY TRUSTEES, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE...
MASKS4ALL ENLISTS PUBLIC TO MEET LOCAL DEMAND FOR MASKS
Source: amherstma.gov Masks or face coverings are now essential for being in public when physical...
OPINION: THE GOOD SOCIETY – RESOURCES FOR IMAGINING A BETTER WORLD (#2). WHERE DO WE LAND AFTER THE PANDEMIC?
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them....
OPINION: WHAT DOES A POST-PANDEMIC LIBRARY LOOK LIKE?
Elsewhere in this issue I wrote about the urgent need for us to have community...
COUNCIL RECEIVES ADVICE FOR REOPENING DOWNTOWN
. REPORT:SPECIAL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (5/4/20) The meeting was held virtually as a Zoom webcast and...
OPINION: REFLECTING ON FOUR YEARS AS A LOW-INCOME STUDENT ADVOCATE AT UMASS
Editors’ Note: This column appeared previously in the UMass Daily Collegian. We congratulate Tim Scalona...
OPINION: FINANCIAL REALISM REQUIRED FOR LIBRARY PROJECT
All of us want to reopen our economy after it is safe to do so,...
OPINION: A RADICAL IDEA FOR THE JONES LIBRARY
The Indy’s excellent May 2 article, “Council Hears Reports from Library and Health Directors on...
OPINION: PIANO MAN
A nurse, who is a friend of my partner, had an amazing experience recently (and...