Greenfield Recorder Feed https://www.recorder.com/SpecialPages/RSS?feed=Opinion RSS Feed for most recent Greenfield Recorder articles en My Turn: Discover and protect a Greenfield treasure https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-Rorabacher-54436854 There is hidden treasure right here in Greenfield. Years ago, the treasure was in plain sight. Now it is practically unrecognizable except in the early spring. I discovered small nuggets of the treasure when Ted Watt, well-known naturalist and... By WISTY RORABACHER Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:43:59 -0400 Opinion Opinion Greenfield MA facebook https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-Rorabacher-54436854 My Turn: Creating our own reality and staying grounded during times of chaos https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-Williams-54526249 Since what we focus on is where our energy flows, why not focus on good. We create our own reality, every moment of every day. Since this is the case, there is great news. We no longer have to focus on negative things unless we choose to.It has been... By JEREMY WILLIAMS Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:42:23 -0400 Opinion Opinion Greenfield MA https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-Williams-54526249 Mike Conboy: Blaming U.S. for war in Ukraine misguided https://www.recorder.com/-54500172 I applaud writer Patricia Greene’s efforts to support peace in the world wherever it is threatened [“There would be no war in Ukraine without the U.S.,” Recorder, March 23], but I am unconvinced of the claim stated in the headline of her column. I am... Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:41:04 -0400 Opinion Letter to the Editors https://www.recorder.com/-54500172 Leo Ojala: Santos for Pence https://www.recorder.com/LtrOjala-54508135 Mike Pence has made it clear he’s not going to hang around. King Con needs a replacement. George Santos is the obvious choice. He’s another New York con man. Both men are made of the same moral fiber. They both have disrespect, disdain and disregard... Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:41:04 -0400 Opinion Opinion Shelburne MA https://www.recorder.com/LtrOjala-54508135 Judge Laurie MacLeod: GCC key to literature program’s success https://www.recorder.com/LtrMacleod-54524208 Thank you to reporter Anthony Cammalleri and the Recorder for publishing the article about the innovative programs supported by the Massachusetts Trial Court (“Promoting Justice,” March 21). I write only to make a minor correction regarding the... Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:41:03 -0400 Opinion Opinion Greenfield MA https://www.recorder.com/LtrMacleod-54524208 David Parrella: Conspiracies and immigration https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54526766 A recent My Turn in the Recorder blamed our problems at the border on a deliberate Marxist-Globalist conspiracy to destroy our country. Many of those who seem to hold these views are descendants of the Irish immigrants in the nineteenth century who... Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:41:01 -0400 Opinion Opinion Buckland Ma https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54526766 My Turn: Greenfield’s record on housing strong, but more work to do https://www.recorder.com/MyTurnWedegartner-54361312 It’s hard to pick up a local or national newspaper that doesn’t have an article that is either about a housing issue or refers to a housing issue as a factor in the topic being discussed, whether it’s about a lack of affordable housing, or the need... By ROXANN WEDEGARTNER Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:24:57 -0400 Opinion Opinion Greenfield MA facebook https://www.recorder.com/MyTurnWedegartner-54361312 My Turn: To be or not to be — March’s dilemma https://www.recorder.com/MyTurnWagner-54475052 This is March’s dilemma: Is it time to be spring or not? March has a tough role to play. It is haunted by the old saying: “In like a lamb, out like a lion; in like a lion, out like a lamb.” March is saddled with expectations of changeable behavior and... By JUDY WAGNER Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:22:51 -0400 Opinion Opinion Northfield MA https://www.recorder.com/MyTurnWagner-54475052 Julia Duncan: Pandemic reflections https://www.recorder.com/LtrDuncan-54508035 It’s been four years since the pandemic hit, yet sometimes it still feels like 2020. I was in a store in Greenfield recently where a young woman was shopping with two small children. All three were wearing masks. I think that’s child abuse, but I said... Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:21:15 -0400 Opinion Opinion Northfield MA https://www.recorder.com/LtrDuncan-54508035 Glenn Johnson-Mussad: Not a thankless job https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54499676 I was born a twin and my mother already had a 22-month-old, so she was raising three children under the age of two. When people found this out, they often expressed how sorry they were for her. They tried to connect with her about how hard her life... Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:21:12 -0400 Opinion Opinion Greenfield MA https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54499676 Richard Hilllier: Keep municipal flagpole policies ‘strictly municipal’ https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54483268 The policy for municipal flagpoles seems pretty straightforward to me. Perhaps I’m looking at it too simplistically, but here is my “opinion.”American flags, the state flag, the county or parish flag (whichever (is)(are) applicable), township flag,... Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:21:11 -0400 Opinion Opinion SOUTH DEERFIELD MA https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54483268 Thomas Newton: What veterans can bring to the ballot box https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54508098 I writing in regards to the March 18 letter to the editor by Paul Gallo [“Gratitude for heroes who gave their lives”].In Mr. Gallo’s letter he describes viewing the World War II Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy and of the thousands of American white... Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:21:10 -0400 Opinion Opinion Bernardston MA https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54508098 My Turn: Don’t fear the truth https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-Crawford-54499222  I fear that the bulk of the victims of mendacity in leadership have fallen in behind the former president.Through the abuse of persuasive, bogus artificial intelligence-generated ads, misrepresented doctrines, and manipulated quotes, the... By SONNY CRAWFORD Mon, 25 Mar 2024 21:01:05 -0400 Opinion Opinion Charlemont Ma https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-Crawford-54499222 My Turn: Invasion at the border deliberate https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-ORourke-54485184  Our federal government has two primary responsibilities: 1) maintaining a strong national defense; and 2) ensuring a stabile economy. Both are fundamental and necessary for a successful country.Under the policies instituted by former President Donald... By JOHN P. O’ROURKE Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:29:10 -0400 Opinion Opinion Conway MA https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-ORourke-54485184 My Turn: Let’s better understand each other https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-David-54413673  I am sorry that a piece written by Recorder columnist John Bos [“Are there any responsible western Massachusetts conservatives?” Recorder, March 2] insulted writer Bob Pruitt, who responded with a March 13 My Turn [“Not everyone is happy with Joe... By KAREN K. DAVIS Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:20:33 -0400 Opinion Opinion petersham ma https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-David-54413673 Jim Bates: ‘No’ means higher energy prices https://www.recorder.com/LtrBates-54486733 Headline Feb 27th — “Ratepayers fed up with high energy costs in Massachusetts,” — Duh, yeah!What did you think was going to happen, Shangri-La? Solar panels and wind turbines from the Berkshires to Cape Cod, an EV and heat pumps in every home? Along... Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:19:17 -0400 Opinion Opinion Gill Ma https://www.recorder.com/LtrBates-54486733 My Turn: A legend made in Iowa https://www.recorder.com/Guest-columnist-List-54449909 The thousands of women who played high school basketball in Iowa over the years look at the adulation surrounding University of Iowa star Caitlin Clark and think: “That’s about right.”Clark, as you probably know, is the NCAA Division 1 all-time... By KAREN LIST Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:51:59 -0400 Opinion Opinion Amherst MA https://www.recorder.com/Guest-columnist-List-54449909 Columnist Bill Newman: Alabama judge ruled on religious grounds https://www.recorder.com/Columnist-Newman-54485812 Warning: The case from the Supreme Court of Alabama, discussed here, may cause severe nausea. Proceed with caution.The Supreme Court of Alabama recently decided a case about frozen embryos created, kept, and later accidentally destroyed at a fertility... By BILL NEWMAN Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:49:41 -0400 Opinion Opinion Northampton MA facebook https://www.recorder.com/Columnist-Newman-54485812 Edward M. Dowd: Military service not a Trump family tradition https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54450247 Much has been written about Donald Trump’s attitude towards veterans and military service in general. In 2015 it was Trump that repeatedly mocked the late Senator John McCain related to his time spent as a POW. The former president commented that he... Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:46:35 -0400 Opinion Opinion Greenfield MA https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54450247 Karl Meyer: Supporting journalism helps protect democracy https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54441269 It was heartening to see several recent op-ed page pieces supporting Sunshine Week, the national carve-out where publishers, editors, journalists and citizens highlight the necessity of access to government information, and the push for better access... Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:46:35 -0400 Opinion Opinion Greenfield MA https://www.recorder.com/Letter-to-the-editor-54441269 Connecting the Dots: With trust gone, cult seems bad choice https://www.recorder.com/Columnist-John-Bos-54450320 My regular column was missing last Saturday because the metastatic cancer that has taken up residence in my lower back got in the way of my writing. Now, on a new regimen of infusion of radioactive isotopes designed to target my unwelcome cancer... By JOHN BOS Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:01:13 -0400 Opinion Opinion Greenfield MA https://www.recorder.com/Columnist-John-Bos-54450320 My Turn: There would be no war in Ukraine without the U.S. https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-Greene-54459876  Nine-plus million people in Ukraine out of 43 million (so about a quarter of the population) are ethnic Russians, and many consider themselves also to be dual citizens of Russia, as well as Ukraine. Most of them speak Russian as their everyday... By PATRICIA GREENE Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:17:02 -0400 Opinion Opinion Greenfield MA https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-Greene-54459876 As I See It: How to end the war in Ukraine https://www.recorder.com/Columnist-Huer-54450353 Putin rattles his nuclear saber again: The Associated Press reports, “Putin says Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons” [Recorder, March 14]. He has been making such threats for the past two years, especially against the possibility of the U.S. or... By JON HUER Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:15:07 -0400 Opinion Opinion Greenfield MA facebook https://www.recorder.com/Columnist-Huer-54450353 My Turn: Ambulance staff request last shot for service https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-Davis-54450216  On April 1, the voters of Athol will have a very important override question on the ballot for their consideration. This question concerns adding staff — three EMT/medic/firefighter positions — to the Fire Department. A fourth position will be added... By KEN DUFFY Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:16:13 -0400 Opinion Opinion ATHOL MA https://www.recorder.com/My-Turn-Davis-54450216 My Turn: Crucial to eat into our massive food waste https://www.recorder.com/Columnist-Johanna-Neumann-54462841 Roughly 35% of the United States’ total food supply ends up as food waste each year.Let that sink in for a minute: For every 10 pounds of food that is grown, harvested, processed, distributed and then sold, more than three pounds end up getting thrown... By JOHANNA NEUMANN and JANET DOMENITZ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:10:16 -0400 Opinion Opinion Amherst MA https://www.recorder.com/Columnist-Johanna-Neumann-54462841