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By PHIL WILSON

Right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro commented on Tucker Carlson’s firing from Fox News in a measured, unbiased tone. He clearly did not want to jeopardize his status with either Fox or Tucker, and simply concluded that both would be fine. It was no big...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A mandate for students, faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is ending.“Effective July 1, 2023, the university will no longer require faculty, staff and students to receive a COVID-19...

By AMY NEWSHORE

As with other mental health challenges that have received a lot of attention in the media (such as autism, bipolar disorder and ADHD), narcissism has become a familiar household word in recent years. Studies indicate that the psychiatric condition...

By MARY BYRNE

BOSTON — Officials from across the Pioneer Valley testified at the State House on Thursday in support of a bill seeking to resolve what they called an “inequitable system” of providing public health services that was only further magnified amid the...

By ANNE LOUISE SMALLEN

The MAGA House Republicans are holding the United States hostage by refusing to pass or discuss the White House’s budget. They are playing dangerous games by pushing the country toward default. If we do not pay our debts, our international standing...

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — Four towns were disincorporated and dismantled, and another eight had land stripped from them, to create the Quabbin Reservoir in the first half of the 20th century.People were forced to find new homes and the valley was flooded with water,...

By LENORE SHEPARD

Do you often wake up in the morning feeling foggy and underslept? If so, you are not alone. Over 80 million Americans do not get the regular, recommended 7-9 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night.One of the biggest factors affecting our ability to...

I am a teacher at Greenfield High School. Today we have two lessons. The first lesson is to examine the term: “penny wise, dollar foolish.” Webster defines this as, “Something that is done to save a small amount of money now but will cost a large...

By EMILY THURLOW and JULIAN MENDOZA

When digital downloads became widely available in the early 2000s and later surpassed sales of physical music, the music industry and the public had all but signed the death certificate for local record stores, resigned to the idea that music...

By JOHN PARADIS

First impressions are important.“I know what I don’t know,” says Dr. Jon Santiago at a recent meeting with veterans as Gov. Maura Healey’s secretary of veterans’ services, a newly created cabinet-level position.Santiago approaches this new chapter in...

By BILL NEWMAN

In March, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts struck down as unconstitutional the town of Southborough’s Civility Code, which required that comments made by members of the public to town boards and committees be “respectful and courteous.”...

By THE REV. PETER KAKOS

According to one Biblical Easter account, when Jesus appeared to his followers, now frightened that Roman crucifixion would be their fate as well, his first word to them is one that is spoken to this day as a greeting across the world by three of the...

By PHIL WILSON

If the word “guilty” needed a visual prompt in Webster’s dictionary, Donald Trump’s face would be the illustration.It is conceivable that Trump has committed a criminal deed on every single day of his adult life — lying, misrepresenting, fleecing,...

Is Walgreens the new Sackler Family? It may seem like a harsh comparison, but it appears that Walgreens is making business decisions to deny women access to medication abortions — a decision that runs counter to the health needs and interests of...

With all the discussion on reparations in the 0pinion section of the paper, hardly anyone seems to address what exactly it means. Before “reparations,” shouldn’t we consider “reconciliation,” as happened in South Africa? Don’t we need first to get...

Thank you for all the responses concerning therapists not accepting MassHealth, and I am happy to find out it is more of a MassHealth problem. I’m sure our City Council and mayor and state senators and representatives are working tirelessly on it. or...

By J.M. SORRELL

For the sixth year in a row, Finland tops the list for the world’s happiest country. You can download the full report at worldhappiness.report/ed/2023. My own spiritual homeland, Iceland, is No. 3. In general, Nordic countries are high ranking year...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Rabbi Justin David journeyed from Northampton to Israel at the beginning of March for a 3½-week sabbatical, aiming to hike the Israel National Trail that stretches across the country.But he nearly didn’t make it back.“I left hours before...

By JACOB NELSON

Toni Hall is a farmer hoping to turn some heads. A diminutive plant known as spilanthes, with edible flowers called buzz buttons, is helping get people’s attention.“When I give out samples at the farmers market, people make these crazy sounds and...

By MICKEY RATHBUN

One of the many casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic was the series of annual spring gardening symposiums hosted by the Western Massachusetts Master Gardeners Association (WMMGA). These popular events helped gardeners of all abilities expand their...