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I wish to thank the Gazette for the April 16 article “Northampton School Committee OKs $35.1M budget,” which touched on financial disparities that many educational support professionals (ESPs) are continuously facing.After two years of attending...

It takes between 21 to 35 days for a Russian oil tanker to get to U.S. ports and be offloaded. It also takes 35 to 60 days for a tanker from the Middle East to make the same trek. It takes about 120 hours to load the tanker and up to 24 hours to...

How good was Nostradamus really able to predict the future? Here’s a most chilling prophecy from the man I recently discovered: “A plague shall fall upon the world. After, a feeble man shall rule the Western World with a jezebel. The people will be...

Remember little things that spread goodwill Although some find much that is discomforting or at fault with American society, it is sometimes valuable to take a step back and reflect on the tremendous material abundance that exists in most of our...

Urges women to run for Easthampton office We have all heard the phrase “All politics is local.” This election year, it is more meaningful than ever in Easthampton. We will have a new mayor. We will also have at least three new City Council members,...

Says state supportsJones Library project The editorial “Hadley, Amherst face library decisions” in the Bulletin and Gazette (July 28) about the state-funded library construction grants focused attention on the importance of libraries, their challenges...

Praises three courageous Republican senators Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and John McCain have saved, for millions of Americans, the only health insurance available to them.These courageous legislators did what most of their peers...

Criticizes Neal on ‘Israeli Anti-Boycott Act’ If there is any commitment which the Democratic Party has almost universally believed in, it is that freedom of speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution is sacrosanct.Yet Congressman...

Many reasons toappreciate the Gazette I am always happy to get the Daily Hampshire Gazette delivered.I’m getting used to the two-section format. I was even expecting it to be two sections July 25, a Tuesday. It felt good to see the four sections.And...

Recommends FallsFestMusic and Arts Festival Looking for something fun and exciting to do this Saturday? Why not come to the FallsFest Music and Arts Festival in South Hadley.In it’s fourth year, this free family-friendly festival of music, crafts,...

Criticizes ‘political stunt’ in withholding federal grants Attorney General Jeff Sessions couldn’t be further from the truth on sanctuary cities, crime, and public safety (“Feds threaten to strip police grants,” July 27).Local enforcement in federal...

Concludes Trump poor role model for ScoutsPresident Donald Trump this week addressed the Boy Scouts of America in a speech in which, instead of providing moral direction and an ethical compass to the youth of our nation, he lashed out at Hillary...

Suggests Neal jumps on political bandwagonI read with extreme dismay that Congressman Richard Neal is co-sponsoring the “Israeli Anti-Boycott Act” in part drafted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.However you feel about the...

In the heat,be considerate of dogs Wednesday evening while I was out walking along the bike path, a bicyclist passed by me with a dog tied to the handlebars. The dog was forced to run to keep up with the bicycle.I wonder how the cyclist would like to...

I served on the Easthampton Zoning Board of Appeals with Nicole LaChapelle for nine years, and in that time I got to know her as smart, practical and diligent.Nicole is now running for mayor of Easthampton, and I hope that over the next five months...

Most adults and even children know that lies often beget more lies. That is to say that prevarication often requires additional fabrications to back up the original.It is often a lost cause resulting in exposure, embarrassment and loss of credibility....

Never felt threatened by sharks My first reaction to the editorial cartoon published June 30 showing both hungry people and sharks heading for Cape Cod was to smile, but then I had other thoughts.The average person is afraid of sharks without any...

Climate must change at JFK Middle School Thank you for the report “JFK students hold sit-in to raise awareness of sexual harassment” at JFK Middle School, published June 23.What has been reported at JFK Middle School is shocking. Moreover, students...

Critical of Question 4 ‘repeal and replacement’ Last fall, immediately after voters passed Question 4 legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts, politicians started talking about making changes. “A few tweaks,” they said.But now the Massachusetts House of...

Cites hypocrisy ofdistrict attorneyI hope everyone remembers the hypocrisy of Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan when he runs again in 2018.When it is convenient, addiction is a disease, that is until he wants to criminalize it. Somehow we...