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By PATRICK O’CONNOR

 We need to differentiate between general bad behavior in youth sports and outright racism.Yes, some parents and coaches lose their composure, behaving poorly at games. But that’s not what our Holyoke athletes are facing.In the past two weeks, the...

By PATRICK O’CONNOR

One way to reduce the cycle of violence we see in cities like Holyoke is to call attention to the fact that poverty — and the violence it breeds — is not caused by people who live in poverty.It’s caused by people who have the power to invest in areas...

By PATRICK O’CONNOR

There is a crisis in Holyoke’s public schools. Each year, a classroom-sized group of students with learning disabilities drops out. These students are then more likely to be arrested and jailed on Holyoke’s streets. Although unintentional, we are...