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The Moore v. Harper case before the Supreme Court could protect or destroy checks and balances. I want my daughter and her generation to come into their adulthood in a country where their votes cannot be extinguished by extremist state legislatures...
Two years of the Democrats controlling almost everything, and almost everything seems to be failing. Coincidence? The Afghanistan debacle, the southern border disaster, rising crime in most of our Democrat run cities, supply chain issues, worker...
We would like to commend Dr. DavideGottsegen for his insightful column, “As war rolls on, support for Ukraine must continue,” in the Jan. 20 Gazette. He eloquently and correctly condenses the issues, outlines the over 1,000 year history of Ukraine and...
I have just re-read another of Tolley Jones’ astonishing and moving columns, “Claiming Ownership” (Gazette, Jan. 14). Her words are honest and brave, and give us a glimpse into what intergenerational trauma and oppression look and feel like for an...
Supports cap on cannabis retailersHaving read the guest column of City Council President Jim Nash and former city councilor Dennis Bidwell “A cannabis cap would have made sense five years ago — Today it doesn’t” (Gazette, Jan. 17), I find their...
I am writing in favor of capping the number of marijuana dispensaries in Northampton. We have the most dispensaries per capita than any other city in Massachusetts. At a recent City Council meeting, the vast majority of citizens spoke out in favor of...
Kate Lindroos’ column “In the fight against logging, conspiracy takes the (profitable) reins,” (Gazette, Jan. 18) points out how the International Panel on Climate Change acknowledges that forest management can help mitigate climate-related risks to...
In the Jan. 11 Gazette article on the City Council subcommittee meeting on capping cannabis shops (“To cap or not to cap”), Robin Goldstein, a commenter speaking against the cap, was only partially identified. Goldstein was described as an “economist...
Roe v. Wade marks 50 years Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of the consequential decision by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade to protect the constitutional right to abortion for all pregnant people. As readers probably are aware,...
Join us to celebrate the second anniversary of the International Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). On Saturday, Jan. 21 at 11 a.m., we shall stand in front of the courthouse on Main Street in Northampton and raise our voices to say...
I am writing to thank state Sen. Jo Comerford for reminding me that, in spite of my efforts to provide a history of Northampton’s annual MLK Jr. Day community celebration in my Jan. 16 column, “New torchbearers needed for MLK Day tradition,” I had...
City councilors proposing an ordinance to limit cannabis licenses portray their objectives as protecting existing cannabis businesses — clearly a task for the marketplace, not government — and protecting “teenagers” from cannabis use. While underage...
By Karen Foster, Marianne LaBarge, and Rachel Maiore
As the three city councilors who are sponsoring the proposed ordinance to limit the number of cannabis retailers in Northampton, we wanted to respond to the great deal of interest and discussion among the community we have heard regarding our...
Here is what I would like President Biden to say in response to the discovery of classified documents under his control from his tenure as vice president at a residence and a think tank, beyond his stated and appropriate intent to cooperate with an...
Two unrelated news items caught my attention today. The first was Kentucky Wildcat basketball fans booing Coach John Calipari and urging him to move on and apply for the Texas Longhorns coaching job. Second was the House GOP voting to set up a special...
As a librarian at the Library of Congress in my earlier years, I am always happy to read news concerning libraries in the Valley. However, seeing “Library panel plans all-gender bathroom” in the Jan. 12 Gazette astonished me. Lead article, large font,...
By KIM AUDETTE, SUSAN TRIOLO and AARON FALBEL
‘Health care in America is not a right but a commodity,” says Jeneen Interlandi, a contributor to “The 1619 Project,” a book edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. Interlandi believes the system is designed to treat those...
I am grateful for people like Daniel Lyons, whose recent guest column expresses his concerns about electric vehicles (“Electric vehicles and the future,” Gazette, Jan 9). But while it’s good to be well-informed about risks, we shouldn’t lose sight of...
I was very pleased to see the article in the Gazette “Comerford named Legislator of the Year for bills supporting seniors” (Jan. 7). This honor for Sen. Comerford by the Massachusetts chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is much...
Concerns with Tasty Top development plan The proposed Tasty Top development in Easthampton is something fortunately rare in our Valley -- a greenfield development of over 30 acres. This open and agricultural landscape was designated as a Critical...
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