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Ann Latham: Deaths in the family

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

WESTHAMPTON — The snow was falling furiously when my parents’ email arrived from 1,400 miles away. Did “exit” in the subject line mean what I thought it did? My mother thought they would meet their demise on one of their wild adventures to remote corners of the world. Once old age tamed their excursions, my father decided a bottle of scotch and a snow bank would do the trick. My … 0

Pamela Schwartz: With override, ‘we all win more than we lose’

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — A yes vote on June 25 is the best choice for each of us individually and as a community. It is also our only choice if we want to continue receiving the services we expect from our city: 1. Quality public school education for Northampton’s children. Without the override, we will lose 14 school staff positions, resulting in drastic cuts to … 0

Anthony Patillo: ‘General overrides are forever’

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — We all want the best for Northampton. In 1988, we voted for our first general override, for $600,000. Since then, five other override referendums have faced voters — another general override in 2009 for $2 million and four debt-exclusion Proposition 2½ overrides for the JFK Middle School, Northampton High School and the fire and police station construction projects. If the June … 0

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Beautifully written. Clearly your years of experience working closely with students inform your perspective on this. I really appreciate your drawing attention...(full comment)

Deborah Coon: Time for Northampton to send children the correct message
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Stephanie Pick: Students deserve more than bare minimum
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