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The silly cartoon in the April 14 Gazette might lead unwary readers to assume that it is only Democrats and “leftist judges” who are shooting down Donald Trump’s executive orders. This is not true. To their credit, a number of Republican-appointed members of the federal bench have ordered temporary halts to those decrees. Some were appointed by Ronald Reagan, some by George W. Bush, and a few by Donald Trump himself. On the same day that the cartoon appeared Trump declared that he could deport U.S. citizens without trial to the infamous prison in El Salvador, which, according to him, is beyond the reach of American courts. This is in direct defiance of the recent rulings by the Supreme Court, which, the last time I looked, is not dominated by leftist judges. Perhaps the Gazette could use a bit more sense in the choosing the cartoons it puts on its editorial page.

By KAREN GARDNER

There were thousands, perhaps millions, of people in the streets on Saturday — in towns and cities in every state of our union. It was big! Not like the 11 people who showed up to demonstrate in front of Northampton’s City Hall on Inauguration Day, when the flood of illegal, unconstitutional executive orders began. No, it was bigger.

By KAREN GARDNER

This should not be happening. We have a constitutional democracy created nearly 250 years ago with the goal of serving the needs of its people by providing for their “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” And for those nearly 250 years, it has worked.

We must once again come to the aid of our country, now threatened by chaos. Past leaders have led our country from some of its deepest and darkest times to grow and flourish. Now we are burdened with the arrogance of a man who thinks he knows more than all who have come before him.

By KAREN GARDNER

Why Rod, I’m so glad to hear from you. What’s up? I’m calling to thank you for referring me to your psychiatrist, Dr. Freud. Remember recently when you were losing what was left of your mind? That’s when you told me about him and how helpful he was. So, I called him up and have been seeing him ever since.

By JOHN CONNOLLY

By KAREN GARDNER

President Musk, he’s our guy. I remember voting for him in the November election, don’t you?I know you thought it was Donald J. Trump you picked for president, but it sure is looking like the Musk guy is running the show. Funny how that can happen....

I want to second letter writer Alan Kanner’s recent and excellent suggestion that we support former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz for president [“Why I am donating to Matt Gaetz,” Gazette, Dec. 30]. The recently released report of the House Ethics Panel...

By KAREN GARDNER

Dear former guy, now president-elect, please consider the following to be my application for the job of secretary of defense. I’m quite aware that this position is very important to you since you’ve stated many times that this country’s greatest...

The Broad Brook Coalition board of directors would like to thank the many firefighters whose quick work helped contain the brush fire that broke out recently in the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area. Given the dry weather and warm conditions, this...

By KAREN GARDNER

Voter fraud! Those satanic Democrats are bringing in millions of illegal immigrants and registering them to vote against the former guy! How could he possibly win with so much voter fraud and corruption going on against him?But we’re going to be ready...

I write regarding the Mill River Greenway section in the article “Minor changes coming to Williamsburg zoning to comply with new accessory dwelling state laws” [Oct. 6]. I’d like to clarify that the neighborhood of South Main Street isn’t “against the...

By KAREN GARDNER

Rod, are you there? There’s just three weeks and six days left before the presidential election on Nov. 5th and I desperately need to talk with you. I know my world scares the heck out of you, and you’d rather not hear another word about it. But Rod,...

In his Oct. 5 letter to the editor, Ed Lambert got the problem of high-stakes MCAS testing backward. Making it a graduation requirement that all students pass the MCAS test is not the way to ensure that our students graduate with the qualifications...

BY DAVID DALEY

During his 2005 Senate confirmation hearings, John G. Roberts Jr. introduced himself to the American people as the reasonable dad next door, who viewed his role as chief justice through our civic religion of baseball.“I will remember that it’s my job...

By KAREN GARDNER

Suddenly it’s September! The weather has cooled into gorgeous, sparkling days that remind us that fall is coming soon. I’ve been thinking about how my relationship to the natural world keeps me from getting too lost in the often-distressing, ever...

A week ago, Aug. 26 , I was surprised to find in that day’s edition of the Gazette that there was no mention of the Arcadia Folklore Festival held on the previous Saturday in Easthampton. It was such a joyous event that I was surprised that there was...

According to Donald Trump, Kamala Harris is “dumb.” Really? Harris is the daughter of parents who both earned Ph.D. degrees at the University of California Berkeley, one of the world’s best universities. Both had distinguished careers, Harris’s mother...

By KAREN GARDNER

Donald Trump, the former guy, is struggling. Throughout the 2024 race for the presidency, he has been the physically bigger, louder, more robust old white guy, though not the smarter or more effective president of the two men. In fact, the former guy...

Regarding July 2 article “Rail trail objections lose out,” we contest the article’s claim that MassDOT requires roads classified as arterial to separate vehicle and bicycle traffic. The engineering directive cited as the basis for this claim does not...

Kudos to both John Sinton and David DiDonato for their recent opinions in the Gazette, the former rejecting the idea that Russia is not in the wrong with its invasion of Ukraine and the latter about how eastern Massachusetts wants our “forests,...