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Rick Singer was, in the government’s words, “the architect of a massive, decades-long scheme to use fraud and bribery to secure the admission of high school students to elite colleges and universities ...” The scheme, known by its FBI code name,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A sizable portion of the costs associated with buying an electric school bus and a charger for the Amherst public schools are being covered as part of $1.8 million being provided to cities and towns through a state program.The schools are...

Humans have a tremendous capacity to deny and ridicule reality. Wisdom comes from seeing things as they are whereas foolishness rules when we engage in willful ignorance. Our fears or arrogance regarding tough truths are counter to evolution; yet we...

By Joe Blumenthal

It was only a matter of time before Northampton would follow Amherst’s initiative in dealing with the subject of “reparations.” Anyone interested in the subject should first read Ta-Nehisi Coates’ superb 2014 essay “The Case for Reparations,”...

By MIKE LEONARD

During her campaign, Maura Healey said she had a “forest management plan” but it had nothing to do with forest management. Instead, her plan is to undermine what’s left of the forestry sector here in Massachusetts which will accelerate the decline of...

As we enter into this fresh new year, I cannot help but be in a deeply reflective state as I find myself pondering what the year 2022 brought into my life — the good along with the bad. It is a tradition I adopted years ago, but recently, I have begun...

By H. PATRICIA HYNES

Jan. 22 marks the second anniversary of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a global lifeboat supported by 70% of the world’s countries. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2023 budget request for nuclear weapons’ upgrade is...

By HOWARD R. WOLF 

Most of us turn out to be more self-reliant and resilient during emergencies than we think we are. Natural disasters bring social and economic disparities and injustices to the surface.One gets to know neighbors better and to appreciate their superior...

By BILL DANIELSON

Today’s column will discuss two separate events that illustrate the powerful ability of birds to bring joy to the lives of humans. The first event took place at my school last week, while the second happened in my brother-in-law’s front yard. Both...

By DEVLIN SELMAN

Not all industrial solar arrays are a “sunny” great thing. Large solar companies such as Nexamp offer “too good to be true” incentives for landowners to lease their land and build a solar “farm” to capture the sun’s energy so they can do “good!” We...

By NAILA MOREIRA

One of the most popular alternatives to fossil fuels, solar energy, has a problem — it needs land. With that land hunger comes inherent conflict, recently highlighted in Belchertown where a vigorous local fight has sprung up over proposals to build...

By FRAN RYAN

WORTHINGTON — After coming very close to closing in spring 2016 due to declining enrollment and increased expenses, the Worthington Swim Club is back on its feet and ready for its 49th year, with an opening scheduled for June 17.Five new board members...