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High school graduations are bittersweet times of looking back at accomplishments reached and friendships made, while considering the uncertainties of the journey ahead, whether the chosen path is school, the military or employment.They are also a time...

Kudos to the Easthampton Police Department for its addition of Gino, a 17-month-old Belgian Malinois, and to Officer Andrew Beaulieu for rearranging his life to handle the department’s latest crime-stopper.The new K-9 unit paid off quickly when Gino,...

Congress should curb Trump’s Mar-a-Lago trips In 2015, Donald Trump said he would “rarely leave the White House because there’s so much work to be done.” Now, he is golfing and visiting a Trump-branded property every few days.I’m deeply concerned...

Cites integrity of Northampton community Hat’s off to the integrity of the Northampton community. I recently lost my wallet downtown, apparently beside my car in a parking space.Anxiety roared and I searched in several locations to no avail. Starting...

Concerned about sign’s removal in EasthamptonIn times like these it is more important than ever to focus more attention on fair and equal access to freedom of expression in the public realm. In recent weeks, I have been witness to what seems to be the...

Praises Smith Charities for aid to widows This letter is so long overdue but no less heartfelt. What Smith Charities does for widows in local communities is remarkable.Many have children and some do not. We all share a common bond: picking up the...

If the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School doesn’t want to be accused of acting like a publicly funded institution for the select, it should stop acting like one.Clearly, the school in Hadley provides a valuable alternative education for...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker took the right action in swiftly joining an alliance of political, academic and business leaders pledging to move the nation toward meeting the commitments made as part of the Paris Climate Agreement.The day after...

Thanks supporters of Amherst plant sale The Garden Club of Amherst wants to thank everyone who helped make our annual plant sale a great success.During this community event, now over 60 years old, members sell potted divisions from their gardens,...

Use Thoreau as role model in resisting Trump Henry David Thoreau was a strong activist who fought against slavery, racism and President James Polk. We can learn from his strategies in our resistance against President Trump today.James Polk was a...

Next shoe to fall may be final one Thank you for publishing Dr. Marty Nathan’s timely and detailed critique of President Donald Trump’s anti-environmental agenda (“Marching for truth in Northampton,” June 1).The White House is indeed spinning “a...

Americans have right to honor any flag America has changed so much that I sit back and look at an America I no longer know. How did it come to this? We as Americans have rights that are supposed to be upheld. In the new America discrimination is...

While the state Legislature ponders exactly how legalized recreational marijuana will be sold in Massachusetts, a promising new idea has emerged about how to spend the revenue expected from taxing the pot sales.A bill under consideration by the Labor...

What is Chinese immersion school trying to hide?Why did the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School bar the Gazette from its graduation?Does the school’s administration seriously expect the public to believe that no room could be found for a...

Trump’s speech reminder of Woody Allen line The closest that President Trump came to the truth in Thursday’s speech on leaving the Paris climate accord was exaggeration; the rest of it was a pack of distortions and lies that are destined to backfire,...

The United Way of Hampshire County’s departing executive director, Jim Ayres, leaves a legacy of stability and collaboration among agencies assisting our less fortunate neighbors.Ayres is not venturing far. His last day at the local agency is June 9,...

Time to face reality of climate change Last month the Gazette published a guest column that is arguably fake news (“Another explanation for global warming,” May 3).It is no secret that the work of scientists has sometimes been grossly misrepresented...

Hampshire County this month lost Tom McClung and Paul Bixby, two men from different walks of life who shared an empathy they brought to their pursuits and a commitment to their roots.McClung, a jazz musician who grew up in Amherst before taking his...

Country faces rough ride A few wealthy, white men are now in charge of our country. Well, not 100 percent white, but Ben Carson says slaves were “immigrants” and “poverty is a state of mind,” so he’s thinking like these rich white guys.They are making...

The trustees of the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Public Charter School in South Hadley must act quickly to end the turmoil resulting from a controversy about the performance of school head Scott Goldman that erupted earlier this month.We hope that a...