Sunday, May 12, 2013
To the editor: As homecare nurses working for ServiceNet in Northampton, Amherst and Greenfield, we care for some of the most vulnerable members of our society yet make far below the average wages at similar agencies in the area. In December 2011, after years of increasing workloads, inadequate …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
To the editor: The recent Gazette article “Grassroots reform” provided a detailed account of the Extravaganga festival that takes place every year on the Amherst Common. Extravaganga is an event that brings marijuana advocates together from all over the region for the cause of legalization, and it should …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
To the editor: I would like to comment on the article published April 22, reporting Reese Witherspoon’s disorderly conduct arrest. This piece seems absolutely irrelevant, unnecessary and even somewhat insulting that it was placed in the paper during a time of great tragedy. This article took up the …
Friday, May 10, 2013
To the editor: Chad Cain’s excellent article on air quality in the Pioneer Valley (“Report gives Hampshire County failing smog grade,” April 30) doesn’t mention one factor that makes smog worse: climate change. Warmer temperatures increase ground-level ozone. That’s why we hear warnings of “bad air days” due …
Friday, May 10, 2013
To the editor: I write this letter to thank the owners of Florence Hardware for their generous donation of gardening tools to the Florence Organic Garden. This is my first year as a gardener at FOG, located in the recently acquired Meadow Street conservation area. This donation has …
Friday, May 10, 2013
To the editor: Mother’s Day, with its cards and flowers, will be a hollow celebration for many mothers Sunday, sapped of sweetness and significance. Mothers lost 20 children in the Sandy Hook massacre in December and thousands of mothers nationally are bereft of children, small or full-grown, taken …
Friday, May 10, 2013
To the editor: Upon the completion of Shutesbury’s Annual Town Meeting, I feel a note of great thanks is in order. I find it staggering and humbling to recognize the thousands of hours that go into meeting, discussing, raising questions and finding answers to accomplish a successful Town …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
To the editor: Usually, during an important news story, I listen to NPR at my home in Leverett, where I do not have a television. Or if I miss the radio coverage, I read it in the Gazette or the Times the next day. This past week, however, …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
To the editor: The bombings at the Boston Marathon have left us in a constant state of fear, perfectly demonstrated by the recent evacuation of the Hampshire Mall. The truck in question during this so-called “bomb threat” was filled with nothing more than books and yet all business …
