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By JOHANNA NEUMANNThinking globally and acting locally has long been a saying in the environmental movement. In the spirit of being grateful for every bit of incremental progress we make to protect our water, our air and our open spaces, here, in...

By JOHN SKIBISKI

Ukraine today is probably sorry it agreed to give up its third largest arsenal of nuclear arms because of assurances of future protection. Underestimated was possible political wrangling making the promise fragile at best while people are being killed...

By RAZVAN SIBII

Immigration is a complicated issue. It’s difficult to decide which of the millions of people in need of urgent assistance should be welcomed into the country. It’s difficult to figure out what “assimilation” means and to what extent we should ask...

By PETER M. HAAS

The recently concluded Climate Change COP28 (the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) surprised many observers by generating more concrete decisions than had been expected. Most...

By PHYLLIS KEENAN

The promise of Massachusetts’ community colleges is high quality, affordable education that’s accessible to everyone. At Greenfield Community College, where I’m a professor, our goal is to ensure there’s opportunity available for all residents,...

By SARA WEINBERGER

’Tis the season to go shopping, often online, for gifts that those near and dear don’t need and most likely don’t want. Remember the excitement of giving what you thought was the perfect gift and then catching the recipient’s forced grin as they...

By SHEL HOROWITZ

Remember when the previous administration tore babies and children from their families’ arms and locked them in little cages? Bad news: Republicans in Congress and far-right activists, including that former president, are heating up even worse...

By ROB MOIR

Boston suffered more than 20 inches of rain during the summer of 2022, setting a record that was only broken when two hurricanes brought 25 inches of rain in 1955. An estimated 1.5 billion gallons of water sluiced off the land, overwhelmed sewage...

By RUSS VERNON-JONES

Eight years ago in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, the nations of the world set a goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. They agreed that every nation, and especially the wealthiest ones, would contribute to reducing climate-damaging...

By RICHARD SZLOSEK

Well, the powers that be in Northampton have unanimously decided to reduce our Main Street down to two lanes of traffic. The project apparently won’t even begin until 2025 and I have stayed out of the discussion because, at my advanced age, who knows...

By TOLLEY M. JONES

My grandmother Esther died on November 17th at the age of 95. Grandma had five children: Charles, Patricia, Michael, David, and Valerie. Tragically, she buried four of her five children as adults — one of whom was murdered, along with that adult...

By KAREN GARDNER

Take a walk with me for a minute and just let your mind go free. Imagine a world where things can happen that you never thought possible.The former guy, the Donald, is still running for a second term as president of our country while under several...

By DINA LEVI

Frequently while perusing the opinion page of the Gazette, I pause on the cartoon, not always feeling like I’m fully understanding it. I imagine, more than anything, they’re meant to catch the reader’s attention, and at times in doing so, blur the...

We are midway through the month of December and I have started a new list. The current record for the number of birds observed in my yard in the month of Dec. is 31 species and that record was set just last year. On my first day of observations I...

By ALAN KANNER

On Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2023, Donald Trump crossed the line. In his Claremont, New Hampshire speech, he said: “We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the...

By ALLEN WOODS

In the midst of a holiday season, when giving thanks and giving gifts focus our thoughts, how do we walk upright, maintaining a semblance of balance, through a decidedly broken world? It’s been a question for me ever since my personal world was broken...

By JOHN SHEIRER

Nearly 40 years ago, I entered a college classroom as the instructor for the first time. I was a 23-year-old graduate teaching assistant, charged with my very own section of English composition. Twenty-five students silently inspected me as I placed...

By MIRIAM KURLAND

I am a peace activist and have been for most of my life. I believe that people around the world are constantly being manipulated to side with one national, religious, political, organizational or territorial group or another. I believe that the only...

By SUSIE MOSHER

The article “Bill seeks to give terminally ill options” published in the Gazette on Oct. 23 gave a slanted report on the public hearing held at the State House on Oct. 20. From reading the article one would be led to believe opponents of the Medical...

By DAVID BALL

What’s at stake in the war between Russia and Ukraine? John Berkowitz’s guest column (“End Ukraine war before it ends us,” Gazette, Dec. 4) implies that any time a powerful authoritarian regime wants to invade a smaller neighbor, the world should let...