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In recent years, independent pharmacies in Massachusetts and around the country have closed up shop at alarming rates, leading to pharmacy deserts in too many areas around our state. As the health care system becomes increasingly consolidated, it’s...

The Southampton Lions Club has begun its 16th annual Toys For Kids campaign. As in past years, our loyal, normal collection sites are open to walk-in customers. As a reminder, those sites are the Southampton branches of Bank ESB and PNCU, along with...

By J.M. SORRELL

Theories abound for why Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential race. Here is the good news: The latest Reuters numbers show that Harris got 48.3% of the popular vote while Trump got 49.9%. There was just a 1.6% difference , so this was...

These are clearly not placid days in Northampton, which is riven by decisions about spending. The vibe today reminds me of when we were in the midst of the battle to expand the landfill.There was barely disguised contempt some in leadership had then...

I am very upset that the state’s Healthy Incentives Program was cut dramatically. The program has been extremely successful in helping hungry people get healthy fresh produce and at the same time benefiting small farmers.News about the large increase...

Regarding the article “Bill takes aim at pancreatic cancer” [Gazette, Nov. 23], I fully support Bill H.2182 (S.1330), which seeks, among other things, to ensure that individuals at increased risk for pancreatic cancer, due to family history or genetic...

One message of Donald Trump’s campaign was “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” Analysts conclude that in spite of current low inflation, low unemployment, and a booming stock market, voters were upset by a 20% increase in the price...

When I read the Gazette daily, I can’t help but be discouraged about America’s future. When I see the direction that President Donald Trump wants to take us, I feel pessimistic and scared about whether we can keep our democracy. The question for me...

By LEIGH GRAHAM

 Massachusetts mandates partnerships between school districts and caregivers in support of students with disabilities. This happens through Special Education Parents Advisory Councils, or SEPACs, required in each public school district in the state....

By JACQUELINE SHEEHAN

 I’ve been thinking about the election. I know, who hasn’t been thinking about it? But not just this election, all of our elections. I have two suggestions.Donald Trump has been crowing about a landslide. It’s not. In actual votes, 48.4% of Americans...

We just wanted to say thanks to the Department of Public Works and all our Northampton public employees who had a hand in the planning and and eventual completion of the Northampton bike path, the Look Park roundabout and the various roads and...

In these tumultuous times, it is more important than ever that we safeguard and support our civic institutions. In Amherst, one of our most beloved and democratic institutions is the Jones Library. It is in dire need of renovations and expansion. I...

I would like to thank Karen Bercovici for her recent guest column “We need to rethink ‘gender-affirming care’ for our children” [Gazette, Nov. 14]. She offers readers a wealth of research with clarity and conviction.I know it’s hard to believe, but...

In September and October of this year, I worked on a proposal regarding protections for transgender health care in Northampton. Health care protections that were inclusive for trans children. It was eventually presented by the Ward 7 council member to...

By ALLEN WOODS

In the weeks since the gut punch of Donald Trump’s reelection, The Boston Globe reports that some fervent supporters of Kamala Harris have fully retreated from the political arena — an area that now feels like the Roman Colosseum where slaves and...

On behalf of the Back from the Brink campaign (www.preventnuclearwar.org), I want to thank U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern for his steadfast leadership in confronting the existential threat to humanity posed by nuclear weapons. All of his constituents, and...

Gazette readers could be forgiven for thinking last weekend was a disaster for local sports teams. Last Monday’s Page B1 headlines announced losses for the Patriots, UMass men’s hockey, UMass football, and UMass men’s basketball — regular season...

Recently at the Amherst Farmers Market, we approached people with a sign that said, “Stop the Library Demolition.” We pointed out that their statement is simply not true; the library is not being demolished but renovated and expanded. The person we...

On this Thanksgiving weekend, I would like to say “thank you” to all the people who make my life not just easy but possible. I don’t know them. I rarely see them. They are the people who:Make sure there is water when I turn on the faucet.Make sure...

Donald Trump says he is going to put punishingly high tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China for non-economic reasons. Instead of actually tackling immigration and fentanyl head on, he imagines tariffs as a some kind of “magic bullet” that will force...