Friday, May 24, 2013
To the editor: It is not the major events of life, but all the moments in between that define us as individuals and as a community. Each year in May, Northampton comes together with many acts of kindness to support the Northampton Survival Center through the Letter Carrier’s …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
To the editor: Given the proliferation of Stop the Retreat signs throughout Amherst, along the roads leading into town (Rocky Hill, Pelham, South East Street), and in South Amherst, it seems that the opposition to the development of a huge student housing complex in Cushman is not rooted …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
To the editor: People living near Cushman village are understandably worried about plans to construct student housing that is likely to disrupt and congest their part of town. Folks who live near the university are concerned about degradation of their neighborhood as single-family homes are rented to rowdy …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
To the editor: In the May 15 Gazette, I read a front-page article entitled “Obama’s 2nd term mired in troubles.” The Boston Globe’s headline for a similar article was “Obama tries to control damage on 3 fronts.” These articles covered important news — important to newspapers that need …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
To the editor: Never let the facts stand in the way of a good argument (guest column by Deborah Keisch Polin and Tim Scott, “The high price of charters,” May 17). Districts can play the blame game all they want, but in reality charter public schools receive the …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
To the editor: In Deborah Keisch Polin and Tim Scott’s guest column (“The high price of charters,” May 17), the authors attack local charter public schools as a drain on Northampton’s budget and a force undermining public education. Unfortunately, while the authors touch on important concerns about school …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
To the editor: Vincent Dowling was a great actor, writer, loving husband and father, a dapper Irish gentleman, and a friend to the arts. His list of accomplishments, too long to mention here, include international acclaim and the insistence that Shakespeare was Irish. A “fact” that he would …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
To the Editor: I would like to inform your readers of the current laws with regard to the crime of childhood sexual abuse in Massachusetts. In 2006 the criminal statutes were raised from a victim’s age of 31 to the victim’s age of 43. Cases of incest have …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
To the editor: What exactly is the role of our Northampton school committee in reference to the management of this school system? The superintendent was hired for a three-year contract with the Northampton school system. He was an “outsider” with little or no connection to the city or …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
To the editor: The truth is finally out about the Northampton arson spree. In spite of the protections afforded the accused and every conceivable bit of evidence excluded, the truth came from the arsonist himself. The prosecution was excluded from using a taped confession, similar fires and the …
