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Marietta Pritchard: Report from the Class of 1958

Friday, May 17, 2013

AMHERST — It’s the season of commencements and reunions, and although I won’t be attending my 55th, I have been scanning my class reunion book with fascination. It is a fat red book, with two sets of entries — Radcliffe College on one cover, and then upside down (or rightside up, if you prefer) on the other cover, Harvard College, both of them the class of 1958. I feel a little guilty about not going to the actual gatherings, since my college roommate is one of the main organizers of the Radcliffe events, but not guilty enough to go. The book itself gives me all I need for the moment. The Radcliffe College I went … 0

Deborah Keisch Polin & Tim Scott: The high price of charters

Friday, May 17, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Once again, the Northampton public schools are facing a budget crisis. In a series of meetings in April, the mayor discussed a $1.3 million deficit for the city. What is rarely pointed out in budget discussions is that the amount that the school system pays to area charter schools has increased yearly, as more students enroll in those schools. While our … 0

Lynne Wallace: Charting and addressing Northampton’s housing needs

Friday, May 17, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Guest columns in this space have promoted exciting new downtown housing models and the need for new development like it within the city of Northampton. Topics such as this highlight the priorities of the Northampton Housing Partnership — aligning housing strategies and production with the housing needs in our community. The Northampton Housing Partnership is a board of volunteers appointed by … 0

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John Gerber: Hope springs from new gardens

Monday, April 15, 2013

By JOHN GERBER AMHERST — It’s spring again in the Pioneer Valley and the gardeners are out in force. Most of my neighbors know I have a big garden, raise chickens, collect honey from my backyard beehive and harvest greens throughout the winter in an unheated greenhouse. So … 0

Sara Weinberger: Rights that go unheralded

Sunday, April 14, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — After a satisfying career as a social worker and social work educator, I have come back to an early interest in journalism. In monthly columns, I hope to inspire readers to build a community where everyone’s human rights are recognized and respected. The term “human rights” … 0

Patricia Crosby and Alex Risley Schroder: The local food, local jobs link

Friday, April 12, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — The Franklin Hampshire Regional Employment Board has been working for years to better understand jobs in a sustainable or green economy. We’ve built partnerships with clean energy companies and developed expertise in these occupations, training and industry credentials. This learning curve has been an important one … 0

John Paradis: Mediating for veterans

Thursday, April 11, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — In the military, the term “force multiplier” is used by strategists when a capability is added that expands the probability of mission accomplishment. Having entered the general lexicon, the term is now overused, but it’s the best way for me to describe what will result from … 0

Amy Pybus: Why parents must walk the talk

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

EASTHAMPTON — If there’s something that I’ve learned from working with children, it’s this. There are certain things parents can affect in their children, such as good behavior, or a sense of gratitude vs. entitlement. But I’ve also learned that people are who they are. If they are … 0

Bruce Watson: Poetry month kicks out the enjambs

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

LEVERETT — Once again this April, National Poetry Month got off to a rough start. “We poets in our youth begin in gladness,” Wordsworth wrote. “But thereof come in the end despondency and madness.” The same could be said of National Poetry Month, though it also began in … 0

Lorraine Bogart Desrosiers: Lament over what we can’t change

Monday, April 8, 2013

HADLEY — Many thanks to Peter Snedecor for being yet another rational voice against the madness of local student behavior in the Amherst area (guest column, “Amherst and UMass: Breakdown of social order,” March 22). Yes, people have died during the binges and mob behavior — and still … 0

Linda Meric: On Equal Pay Day, time to stop shortchanging women workers

Monday, April 8, 2013

April 9 is Equal Pay Day, and for the first time in many years, the weekly earnings gap is widening for all women. That’s why this year’s Equal Pay Day is even more important than usual. Pay discrimination is a real and persistent problem that continues to shortchange … 0

John Sheirer: Marriage equality’s trump card the Constitution

Sunday, April 7, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Last month, the Supreme Court heard arguments about marriage equality, and Facebook lit up with countless supportive posts from a wide range of my friends: long-time liberals, curmudgeonly contrarians, independents and a pleasant variety of good-hearted and open-minded people. Of course, social media is never a … 1

Sarah McKee: The case for public nut trees

Friday, April 5, 2013

AMHERST — That Saturday last fall, overcast skies hinted at winter. Though the deep, wet grass was yet green, the air was already chilly. Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee member Henry Lappen and I were walking the Pine Street Co-Housing land that he’d planted years ago with pecan … 0

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