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By RICHARD FEIN

Like many of our fellow Americans I am appalled and frightened by the recent election of Donald Trump to be our next president. That said, during the campaign Trump said many times that he wants a number of international conflicts to end. One of these...

The folks of greater Northampton are lucky again to be treated to another season of the Pioneer Valley Ballet’s Nutcracker! Thomas Vacanti and Maryanne Kodzis (with a little help from Lisa Baldyga) have been busy preparing this season’s performances...

For the first time in U.S. history the American electorate has voted into the White House a man who is a well-known and recognized pathological liar. What is a pathological liar? A pathological liar is a person who is governed by impulse and not by...

By MARIEL E. ADDIS

“I drove through the valley in a car with no name ...” I can imagine these lyrics applied to the music from pop rock group America’s famous 1970s hit to describe my recent adventures in my dad’s 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88.The car, purchased new by my...

I am troubled and irritated by the unending scolding and pontification of pundits against the Democratic Party, and the Harris campaign in particular, for being “elitist” and failing to appeal to the concerns of average working people. I was...

I am writing in response to the guest column “We need to rethink ‘gender care’ for children” [Gazette, Nov. 14] by Karen Bercovici. This is an old and tired argument about trans people, couched in “protecting children,” that I thought we had gotten...

I am writing in response to the Nov. 14 guest column by Karen Bercovici entitled “We need to rethink ‘gender care’ for children.” I have a couple of questions. First, why does the Daily Hampshire Gazette keep printing opinion pieces challenging rights...

By ROB OKUN

Across the country, millions and millions of citizens who supported Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign are no longer walking around in a haze, moving toward the light.Still, there is emotional fallout that needs our attention. Our nerves are frayed;...

By JANINE ROBERTS

There were seven girls ages 9-16 left in the dorm at the American Community School in Beirut, Lebanon, over the Thanksgiving break. It was past nine, our curfew. I peek down the hall, anyone sneaking out of their rooms? What are those sounds coming...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

Like many of you, I am still questioning the election. I do not understand how it is that the news media posted polls that showed Kamala Harris at 45% and Donald Trump 47%, or Harris at 49% and Trump 46%, only for Trump to garner the majority of votes...

Why was Don Brown let go from his head coaching position at UMass Amherst? Is it really just all about wins? Personally, I think it is more about the program and the student athletes than a final score or a final season record of wins and losses. Don...

The recent Valley Light Opera production of “The McAdu” (“The Mikado” set in Scotland!), among many delights, revised the Lord High Executioner’s “little list” of characters “who won’t be missed” to include allusions to Trump and a local reference...

It can be a good thing to lose an election. It can make you feel sad, disappointed, worried. You might cry, you might mourn. Crying and mourning might release something, soften something, tenderize you. In your softened, tenderized state something...

By JOHANNA NEUMANN

Holiday time is nearly here. I’m so excited about filling my home with the smell of balsam fir and baking cookies and the sounds of my boys singing along to Chipmunks Christmas carols.I am not, however, looking forward to the crescendo of holiday...

By TERRY MOLLNER

Listening to the talking heads in the news media is painful because of how shallow it is, from Nancy Pelosi to Bill Maher on down.For me the issue is that the lower middle class and working class revolted against the establishment, as, by the way,...

Before entering the Mos Eisley spaceport seeking an interplanetary Uber to Alderaan, Obi-Wan Kenobi cautioned Luke Skywalker, “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” Evidently, Mr. Kenobi had never been to Washington, D.C.,...

As the president of 80 Acres, I want to share with our community a message of gratitude, love, and honesty during a challenging time. At 80 Acres, we have always been driven by a deep commitment to serving those most impacted by climate injustice and...

By LOU CONOVER

The Democratic Party is consumed with its defeat. The discussion goes back and forth between finger-pointing, navel gazing, terrified wailing, and depression. Of course there is a recognition of what victories there were and a renewed determination...

By JONATHAN KLATE

Cigarettes induce mental states that people desire such as calmness, mild euphoria, and relaxed focus. The tobacco and chemical additives are compounded and balanced to induce these feelings in order to keep us buying the product. The objective of...

Anonymous letters are abhorrent. However, the hypocrisy of the Amherst Pelham Education Association in criticizing the “low tactics” of the correspondence disparaging Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman is truly stunning. Many of us remember that, in the...