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Editorial: NMH course

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Although the Northfield Mount Hermon School has been a one-campus school in Gill since 2005, the prep school remains tied to Northfield. After all, we’d be likely talking about a different situation had not evangelist and native son Dwight L. Moody returned to his hometown to establish the Northfield Seminary for Young Ladies in 1879 and Mount Hermon School for Boys in 1881. And all through the decades, the village … 0

Editorial: Targeting SNAP

Monday, June 17, 2013

What is it about federal assistance for food that brings out the worst in some politicians? The answer may be it’s an easy target — the low-hanging fruit — for those in Congress seeking to trim the federal government no matter what the consequences. Some Americans, therefore, hear that food stamp use is ballooning and conclude that waste and fraud must be rampant. … 0

Editorial: End of the line

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Brief thoughts on some of the events making news from around Franklin County and the North Quabbin area: Dateline the region: We can’t say that we’re surprised that Franklin Regional Transit Authority will be ending its service to Athol. While there is a geographic axis between Athol and Orange, the rest of the community’s orientation is to the east — not toward Franklin … 0

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Editorial: Moore heartache

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

All too soon, the nation must confront another tragedy. This time it involves what has been described as a monster tornado — with winds of at least 200 mph — that leveled a significant part of Moore, Okla., … 0

Editorial: Budgets in

Monday, May 20, 2013

With the addition of the state Senate’s plan, this year’s menu for Massachusetts spending is complete. However, now comes the time for the parties involved — the House, the Senate and the governor — to “pick one from column A and two from column B” and decide on … 0

Editorial: Bald eagles

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Brief thoughts on some of the events making news from around Franklin County and the North Quabbin area: Dateline the region: We think it’s pretty amazing that a statewide bald eagle nesting survey shows there are 30 active nests in Massachusetts — including eight along the Connecticut River … 0

Editorial: Overreach

Friday, May 17, 2013

The United States Justice Department’s targeting of the Associated Press can only be described as a bow to those who subscribe to the philosophy that the means justify the ends. In the Justice Department’s view, the “ends” would be finding out who is responsible for certain leaks of … 0

Editorial: They’re on the way

Friday, May 17, 2013

We know there are more than a few Americans, no doubt even some living in Franklin County, that think these times we live in are, well, apocalyptic. Famines, earthquakes, plagues — we’re writing about the Seven Signs here — and then there were those insect invasions. If you’ve … 0

Editorial: Mahar meeting

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

If there’s good news coming from this week’s meeting of the Mahar Regional School Committee, it’s that the parties involved in the controversy over a popular teacher’s disputed suspension are now trying to find a mutually acceptable resolution. Even as agreement is reached, however, one that essentially allows … 0

Editorial: IRS troubles

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Internal Revenue Service has long been one of the federal agencies that Americans love to hate. While playing its role as the chief collector of federal taxes, it has created the image of an organization of faceless … 0

Editorial: Engines that could

Monday, May 13, 2013

As Greenfield patiently awaits what everyone hopes is the dawn of a new era in passenger train service — with Amtrak service scheduled for sometime next year and Metro North service planned to cover the New Haven-Springfield section — a new type of engine that will help Amtrak … 0

Free speech!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Brief thoughts on some of the events making news from around Franklin County and the North Quabbin area: Dateline Orange: We’re disturbed to read that some Mahar officials may be infringing on students’ rights to free expression. According to suspended Mahar teacher Michael Magee and others, students have … 0

Editorial: Distracted driving

Friday, May 10, 2013

Again and again, scores of times a year, drivers who are distracted by a variety of causes are killed, injured or hurt others on the nation’s highways. Lately, texting or talking on cell phones have been in the news, but drivers who are eating, doing their hair, talking … 0

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