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With regards to the article “School leaders balk at lottery for vocational ed” [Gazette, Jan. 13], I was most impressed with Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School Superintendent Andy Linkenhoker’s final statement that ideally the answer is...

Recent Gazette articles and opinion pieces about book bannings and libraries brought back memories. In 1974, I served as the founding director of a community and university library in Reiger Park, Boksburg, Republic of South Africa. Our library served...

By SARA WEINBERGER

Thirty-four years ago today, the United States observed the first federal holiday honoring the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For many years, the day was marked with local celebrations, service projects, and educational workshops celebrating...

There have been two recent pieces in the Gazette pointing out negative aspects of installing mini-splits. First of all, it’s important to emphasize the importance of transitioning home heating and cooling from fossil fuels to electric. Scientists are...

A standing ovation for the Valley’s branch of the Jewish Voice For Peace’s recent contribution to the Gazette [“Common cause for Palestinians and Jews,” column, Dec. 27]. Not just for their hopeful message alone, but also for their actions: their...

The torrential storms last summer wreaked havoc on Deerfield’s roads and culverts, leading to millions in repair costs.At the public information session on Jan. 9, Select Board Chairwoman Carolyn Shores Ness and Police Chief John Paciorek highlighted...

A Jan. 6 article says President Joe Biden is concerned Donald Trump is a “threat to democracy.” It is true. He is.The USA is not a democracy (mob rule); we are a constitutional republic (rule of law). Biden needs to go back to high school and retake...

As a part-time woodworker and carpenter, I was happy to see that a German company has bought and is operating a wood- and metalworking company in Northampton [“A luxurious acquisition,” Gazette, Jan. 11]. I was surprised, however, at the front-page...

Does it occur to anyone else that this real estate market is absolutely not for anyone who is actually seeking housing?The sky-high lending rates help no one (except the lenders), as it stands, and no seller will even consider a buyer who needs...

Has anyone fasted for Sudan? 10,000-plus dead. Thousands more wounded. Russia and Ukraine? Russia’s military casualties are approaching 300,000. The number includes as many as 120,000 deaths and 170,000 to 180,000 injured troops.The Russian numbers...

The Jan. 4 edition of the Gazette includes the column “Why we must not let Ukraine fail.” A response can be, “Why we must permit Russia to fail” — that is to say, we must establish conditions in which the Kremlin can safely admit that giving up their...

Recent guest columnist John Haag addressed Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine asserting it was “essential to empathize with Russia’s national security concerns” [“A call for peace: Ending the war in Ukraine,” Gazette, Jan. 5]. Putin would agree....

The recent article on forestry underplays the urgency of immediate, drastic action needed to combat climate change [“Reports point way toward climate goals,” Gazette, Jan. 4].The new reports from the governor’s Climate Forestry Committee shows us that...

It is great that a company will be manufacturing “green” cement locally [“Clean cement plant to employ 70,” Gazette, Jan. 10]. However, “green” production is a very difficult concept to pin down, particularly in cement production, which is one of the...

Awaiting the outcomes of a vast array of criminal and civil cases filed in state and federal courts, it becomes apparent that Donald Trump will appeal every conviction, monetary award and motion denied, thereby delaying any accountability and ensuring...

The recent letter to the editor “Does AIPAC really represent the U.S. Jewish community?” [Gazette, Jan 3] propagates the trope that Jews, represented by AIPAC, have an inordinate amount of power to impact President Joe Biden’s support of the Netanyahu...

Your front page article about heat pumps and the state’s goal to have 2.8 million homes equipped with these by 2050, while interesting in its angle, doesn’t begin to tell the story of what is required by MassSAVE in order to reap incentives which...

I read with interest the recent article by Annie Karni and Steve Eder in which they quoted Speaker Mike Johnson saying in 2015 that Donald Trump was unfit and dangerous for the office of president. It’s about time that Democrats started talking about...

Thank you for the Jan. 2 guest column "Medicare Advantage, and disadvantages," and the front page article about the activists fighting abuses by this private insurance. I switched to Medicare Advantage a year ago, thinking how nice to get dental and...

As somewhat of a climate activist, I see that a letter to the editor about the challenges of taking Amtrak to New York City published on Jan. 1, a response to that letter published on Jan. 5, and an article about heat pumps published on Jan. 3 share...