Kaitlyn Mitchell said no to being an activist before she said yes. Why did she come back? Perhaps, it was her political and community-minded...
Police reform is long overdue, and involves many interlocking and complex issues. But it is much easier to criticize and condemn, than to make...
On Jan. 12, the Supreme Court reinstated an Food and Drug Administration rule requiring patients seeking the abortion pill to make an unnecessary...
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over — by many metrics, it’s the worst it’s ever been. Still, the vaccine brings some promise that, by the end of...
Friday evening finally arrived. I closed my computer and stepped out of our basement office, eager for a run. During this weekly ritual, my mind...
Two years ago, The Daily Hampshire Gazette and I launched the Dear Jo column so that I could address constituent questions in a public forum in...
Come gather ‘round, peopleWherever you roamAnd admit that the watersAround you have grownAnd accept it that soonYou’ll be drenched to the boneIf...
The days are shorter, the nights are darker — and seasonal depression has taken on a whole new meaning this winter season, due to the isolation...
It’s nearly deafening in its magnitude. Sometimes the sudden lack of a sound can be louder than the sound itself, and in this case that missing...
Our new president, Joe Biden, is a person of great personal integrity and a competent political leader. He faces a devastating COVID-19 pandemic...
January is a big month for me, it being my 88th birthday and all. This latest version of January will be recalled in the history books, not for me...
My mom passed away in early December. She had lived with Alzheimer’s disease for at least six years — most likely longer before we actually knew...