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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By DAVID DETMOLD

On Saturday, April 27, I had the honor of accompanying my friend Teegrey Iannuzzi to a meeting with the tribal council of the Chaubunagungamaug Band of the Nipmuc in Dudley. Teegrey, who lives in Shutesbury, is a founding member of the Franklin...

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...

By JON HUER

Democrats have been unhappy with the constitutional quirks that favor rural America, in which the GOP minority often outmaneuvers the Democratic majority. Three of the last four Republican presidential candidates won elections without winning the...

By LINDA HARDIMAN

Three hundred years ago, a settler wandered pleasantly through local woodland. Legend states that he happened upon a lovely pristine lake surrounded by peaceful forest. His eyes glimpsed a young Native American calmly working nearby. They fell in love...

By JOHN BOS

On April 25, the Biden administration finalized a highly anticipated suite of rules to cut hazardous, planet-warming pollution generated by power plants in one of its most significant environmental actions to date. The EPA estimates the power plant...

By GENE STAMELL

 Columnist’s note: The following contains many parenthetical asides and seemingly unimportant details that somehow, one hopes, lead to a conclusion that the reader finds moderately interesting or entertaining or, at the very least, bearable.  Once...

As football great Vince Lombardi said, leaders aren’t born (even in Deerfield), “they are made just like anything else — through hard work.” Coach Lombardi’s words aptly describe Carolyn Shores Ness, who is seeking reelection to Deerfield’s Select...

If Donald Trump thinks that a president has total immunity, what is stopping Joe Biden from throwing him in jail immediately for treason?Don ScottConway

I have been a resident of Deerfield for 60 years. I am concerned about the financial state of my town. I am a senior citizen on a fixed income. It is troubling for me to watch taxes rise considerably each year. At Town Meetings, many very expensive...

I am writing to tell you about the experience and qualifications that would make Victoria Luksha an excellent addition to the Northfield Planning Board on May 7. She has the trifecta — planning, historical, and environmental bona fides — in the...

Deerfield residents have a choice for Select Board: a seasoned veteran member of the board who has brought millions in grants to our town and has years of experience getting things done to better our community, or someone with no experience in the...

We are voting for Blake Gilmore for the Deerfield Select Board. We are in full agreement with recent letter writers Arlene and Doug Tierney [“Vote for Blake Gilmore on May 6,” April 29]. It is time for a change and to consider the town’s financial...

Deerfield voters have a right to know all the facts about Blake Gilmore, a candidate for Select Board in the May 6 election.In 1988, when I worked as a Boston Herald reporter, Gilmore emerged as a central figure in the 1988 death of Pittsfield Police...

In the spring of 1986, a parent approached me to supervise a group of Frontier Regional High School students in a weightlifting program. According to the athletic director, the program needed an adult supervisor to oversee the program.I agreed to...

By CHRIS EGAN

 I’m writing in response to Katy Eiseman’s recent column, “Must stop subsidizing wood-fired energy,” [Recorder, April 5]. We’re concerned that readers may have walked away with a misunderstanding of the issue, and hope this column will clear things...