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Must support high-quality early education Education is argued to be the great equalizer. It is often framed as the solution to escape disadvantaged situations.As the Massachusetts House and Senate work out the final budget to send to Gov. Charlie...

Asks PVTA to communicate with students On June 10, my friend and I walked to the Smith College bus stop to board the B43. While there, we noticed a flier informing riders that the PVTA was considering reducing service on the 39 and M40 routes (“PVTA...

Seeks support for event aiding veterans We are writing because we want people to notice how our government doesn’t support our veterans.Veterans can have PTSD and some of them are homeless. Some of them have medical issues and are suicidal. Almost...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Tone seems fair in Westhampton controversy I write in response to the letter regarding the website www.ourwesthampton.com (“Westhampton officials deserve respect,” May 26).After reading the letter critical of this new website and being a Westhampton...

Criticizes Chinese charter school administrators The response of administrators at the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School to the concerns of parents of learning-disabled children (“Critics rap local charter on special ed,” May 27-28)...

Northampton sidewalks need repairs On May 21 I was hit by a car on Hawley Street in Northampton. Thankfully, I did not sustain bodily injuries, but my wheelchair took a beating.This happened, in part, because in a lot of areas of Northampton I am...

Nuclear energy safest source of power in US A letter writer is correct to point out that our present situation vis-a-vis global warming would be much better had we gone ahead with the plans to build out nuclear power generation, but a strange...

Calls for eliminating fireworks displays The times they are a-changing and because the consequences of some of our actions are becoming increasingly threatening to the sustainability of life on Earth, we need a more thoughtful and critical examination...

Not surprised cyclist killed on Nonotuck Street It comes as no surprise to me that a cyclist was finally killed on Nonotuck Street (“Man killed while biking,” May 17). I have lived on Hinckley Street for seven years and ride a bike and/or walk my dogs...