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Editorial: President Donald Trump’s first 100 days galvanizes opposition 
04-28-2017 7:36 PM

On Jan. 21, President Donald Trump’s first full day in office, an estimated 500,000 people rallied in the streets of Washington, D.C., against the new administration.Thousands more are expected in the capital this Saturday — the 100th day of Trump’s...


Columnist Clare Higgins: Looking  beyond the first 100 days
04-28-2017 7:33 PM

By CLARE HIGGINS

Saturday is President Trump’s 100th day in office.Trump promised a long list of achievements – from repealing the Affordable Care Act to withdrawing from NAFTA to proposing an infrastructure plan. Mexico certainly will not be paying for the “big,...


Editorial: Rower’s commitment aids John P. Musante Health Center in Amherst
04-27-2017 9:46 PM

Honoring a friend while testing his own endurance motivates Jim Brassord to row 1,400 miles along the eastern seaboard to support the new John P. Musante Health Center in Amherst.Brassord’s quest is particularly impressive because — except for the...


Editorial: Agent Orange still poisons many Vietnam War veterans
04-25-2017 9:06 PM

For many Americans, the enduring memory of the Vietnam War is of the protests that defined a generation and shattered the illusion of America’s purity on the world stage. But for the 3 million men and women who served in Southeast Asia in the 1960s...


Editorial: Flavorful local corn tortillas offer taste of sustainability
04-24-2017 7:40 PM

For Jorge Sosa, making homemade corn tortillas for his restaurant in Hadley was about recreating the earthy, crunchy taste of authentic Mexican food. It was a restaurateur’s decision to deliver taste to his customers, but since 2007 these tortillas...


West Mass branding put on pause while organizers gather feedback
04-22-2017 12:17 AM

By ANDY CASTILLO

GREENFIELD — “West Mass” is on hold until further notice.In response to a dramatic public outcry when the name was unveiled a few months ago, “we have hit pause,” Economic Development Council of Western Mass., President Rick Sullivan said on...


Columnist Peter Ives: Making a statement about Mother Earth
04-18-2017 8:26 PM

By PETER IVES

It was while looking at the distant stars in the night sky that the book of Genesis became important to me. “In the beginning God created the heaven and earth and God said, ‘Let there be light.’ ”My favorite theologian Paul Tillich used to say, “When...


Editorial: Improved climate needed at Easthampton High School
04-17-2017 8:37 PM

In the wake of parking lot violence and complaints of racism and harassment, Easthampton High School administrators have work ahead to improve the school’s climate and rebuild trust with students and parents.The walkout staged by hundreds of high...


Editorial: Proposed 60-member council a mistake in Amherst
04-13-2017 8:05 PM

The Amherst Charter Commission took a big step backward last week when it narrowly endorsed a 60-member town council as part of a package of reforms to replace representative Town Meeting and the Select Board.Establishing the largest town or city...


Columnist John Paradis: Agent Orange catches up with Vietnam vets
04-13-2017 7:57 PM

By JOHN PARADIS

Over eggs and bacon at the Bluebonnet Diner one recent morning in Northampton, Donald F. Moulton was smiling and talking about getting his campsite ready in southern Vermont. He was, as he has always done in his life, looking forward, not back.But to...


A labor of love: The mealtime routine of Dena the Corgi
04-13-2017 2:10 PM

BY MORGAN HUGHES

SOUTHAMPTON — At precisely 6 a.m. and 4 p.m., Dena trots over to the dining room, hops in her special high chair and chows down.This is part the daily routine of Dena, the 11-year-old Welsh corgi and her owner, 89-year-old Theresa St. Martin. When she...


Black bear in tree captivates Turners Falls residents
04-13-2017 12:00 AM

By JOSHUA SOLOMON

TURNERS FALLS — A black bear was the main attraction in town on Wednesday.Cars slowed down by the intersection of Montague and Dell streets, with some people getting out to see if the town’s sleepy neighbor was still hanging out up a tall tree in a...


Editorial: End unclear to President Trump’s Syrian script
04-12-2017 9:15 PM

President Donald Trump’s decision to retaliate against Syria for a chemical weapons attack on its own citizens and to condemn Russia’s support for the repressive regime of Bashar al-Assad has left heads spinning and people trying to decide among at...


Going mainstream: Parents share mixed views as Northampton prepares to launch a new special education model next school year
04-12-2017 12:54 AM

By AMANDA DRANE @amandadrane

City mom Erica McMahon said classroom “inclusion” looks good on paper, but there are children for whom mainstream education simply won’t work. She says her son, who attends R.K. Finn Ryan Road Elementary School, is one of them.That’s not the case for...


Editorial: Campaign targets money in elections 
04-10-2017 8:02 PM

There’s a faint glimmer of hope this spring for people who feel alienated from our national government by the influence of millions of dollars in political donations from corporations and billionaires, and from gerrymandering that has helped polarize...


Authorities: Husband of missing woman with ties to Easthampton found dead of apparent suicide
04-08-2017 5:35 PM

By Bob Dunn

CLARKSBURG — The husband of a missing Clarksburg woman with ties to Easthampton was found dead Friday in what investigators are calling an apparent suicide.A family member of 42-year-old Charles “Chad” Reidy had asked police to conduct a well-being...


Editorial: Mixed results on LGBT scorecard
04-07-2017 7:57 PM

The actions of our courts and government agencies reveal discrimination as a force that is sometimes subtle but nonetheless directly affects the lives of the nation’s LGBT citizens. Recent days have shown that the battle continues, with both...


Columnist Joe Gannon: Must defeat America’s dystopian experiment
04-07-2017 7:53 PM

By JOE GANNON

Captain Chaos and Bomb Chucker Bannon continue to offer such a dizzyingly daily cornucopia of new outrages and foot-in-mouth gaffes that you could be forgiven for not being able to look away from your screen.But I found myself recently trying to look...


Senate approves Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
04-07-2017 12:25 PM

By ERICA WERNER

 WASHINGTON —  The Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to become the newest associate justice on the Supreme Court Friday, elevating Donald Trump's nominee following a corrosive partisan confrontation that could have lasting impacts for the Senate and the...


Police: One person dies after crash into tree in Deerfield
04-06-2017 11:37 PM

By ANDY CASTILLO and JOSHUA SOLOMON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — One person has died after a blue Toyota SUV crashed into a large tree in front of 50 Sugarloaf St. near the village center.The deadly accident happened at 5:44 p.m. at the intersection of Thayer and Sugarloaf Streets. A Deerfield...

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