Opinion

Pam Roberts: Come join Buddy Baseball's new season on May 11!

It is Buddy Baseball’s 30th birthday! Buddy Baseball is a program for youth with disabilities to play ball with the help of peer buddies. We seek new players, buddies and coaches to join our enthusiastic, family- and fun-oriented crew. We meet on...

Bill and Jean Gran: Heath Select Board needs Mike Smith’s broad experience

Mike Smith has our votes for Heath Select Board. He has a lifetime of experience as a child growing up in Heath and as an adult raising a family, and contributing decades of service to our community. He served 20 years as Heath’s Highway...

Robert McGahan: Will Emmet selflessly gives time and energy to town

I favor the person who selflessly gives his time and energy in the interest of the town. As town election time approaches, Heath is fortunate to have as a candidate for Select Board, Will Emmet, who has served the town in multiple capacities, both...

Pam Parmakian: What’s in a flag? Solidarity and safety

Something amazing happened on our street this week. Every household found a rainbow flag in their mailbox with an open-hearted letter inviting everyone to show solidarity with the LBGTQ community by flying the flag.My wife and I were deeply moved by...

Bob Bourke: Mike Smith for Heath Select Board

Friday, May 10 is election day in Heath. I urge town voters to choose Mike Smith for Selectboard. He offers many qualities that no other candidate can match. Born and raised in Heath, his family lineage goes back scores of generations. His father...

Kathy Gregg: Gaza protests — You go, students

I am full of admiration for the UMass students who are demonstrating on campus demanding that the university divest from American companies that make weapons Israel uses against Palestinians.I commend them for cooperating with the university’s demand...

GurujiMa: Walk for peace In Gaza

On Saturday, May 18, the Village of Light Ashram in Leverett is sponsoring aWalk for Peace in Gaza.This walk, beginning at the Leverett Town Hall and ending at the Peace Pagoda, is meant to include everyone. It is a testimony of the heart that seeks...

Terry Mollner: A different two-state solution

There is an easy solution to the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but it necessitates as new way of thinking of a nation.The conflict is over both claiming the same land is their homeland. They could both continue to do that and...

My Turn: Freud — explorer of inner space

By MARGOT FLECK

My mother often reminded me that “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” — her words are one of those childhood memories that remain fixed in many a young brain, laid down in the synapses without our knowledge and long before we were capable of...

My Turn: We all deserve a break

By KAREN GARDNER

 ‘Up in the sky! Look! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!”         Sorry Superman, it’s a bird. But not just any bird, it’s one among many that hasn’t been seen here since last fall. It’s the yearly migration of these birds back from warmer...

Donna Newton: What is wrong with the post office?

What is wrong with the post office?Recently I have read that the United States Postal Service is considering raising the price of a first-class stamp again and maybe 5 cents this time. How many times is that in the last year? And where is our...

Greg Parody: Protests getting out of hand

Protests getting out of handHow long are these anti-Israel/America protests going to be allowed to continue? With many chanting “death to America” while supporting a terrorist hotbed, isn’t it about time that water cannons start being used to put an...

Judith Schiavone: Violent protests are not effective

Violent protests are not effective For me, my faith dictates non-violence, and some might say that is indicative of my white privilege. Perhaps. However, realistically and strategically, violent protests will not promote the students’ cause, no matter...

Robert McGahan: Emmet is choice for Heath Selectboard

Emmet is choice for Heath board As town election time approaches, Heath is fortunate to have as a candidate for Selectboard Will Emmett, who has served the town in multiple capacities, both volunteer and elected.Will moved to Heath in 2006 and...

Judith Truesdell: Revenge, death, and destruction will not bring peace

Israel will never achieve its objective in its war with Gaza because it does not understand who the real enemy is. Peace can never be accomplished with weapons of war. As is written in the Bible, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but...

Jinx and Howard Hastings: Community and conservancy in Northfield

Victoria Luksha, otherwise known as Tori, is running for a position on the Northfield Planning Board. Tori is a planner and a great choice for our town. Although Tori is relatively new to town, she has invested in the town by joining the Emergency...

Gloria Kegeles: Vote ‘yes’ on large-scale solar, battery storage moratoriums in Northfield

I live in Wendell. The 105-megawatt battery storage plan proposed in Wendell doesn’t seem to have much support in town, and now we are trying to get safety measures in place. I am happy to see that Northfield will be voting to have a moratorium (a...

Letter: No taxation without representation

No taxation without representationThe students of Frontier Regional make a compelling argument to lower the voting age to 16. Actuarially speaking, a 16-year-old has a far greater stake in the decisions made by our elected officials than a 60-year-old...

Guest columnist William Lambers: Letter writing vital to get humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

Each of us can support the humanitarian agencies in Gaza who are appealing for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. By writing letters to your elected officials you can make a difference in getting the cease-fire. It’s urgent with food, water and...