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By ROB OKUN

Another American first. We’re closing in on 600 mass shootings in 2023 and — good news, people — there’s still two months left in the year. Can we get to 650? 700? USA! USA! USA! Banks. Bars. Beauty Salons. Big box stores. Bowling alleys. Concerts....

By FRANK ROBERTS

As the conflict in Israel enters its fourth week, I find myself thinking more about the future than the past.Initially I was angry. I found my thoughts drifting from outrage to sadness to revenge. I have constantly imagined what I would do if it were...

By KATHLEEN WROBLEWSKI

Over 400 years ago, the first Poles arrived on American soil. They were important members of the Jamestown colony, working as glassblowers, carpenters, masons and artisans, helping to build a community that was central in our country’s founding.In...

By IAN RHODEWALT

With October upon us, Halloween decorations have started going up everywhere — spooky skeletons, ghoulish ghosts, and villainous vampires. This year, however, the start of this month sees a new form of dread spreading in communities across...

By SUZANNE STILLINGER

I don’t often open the closet where my blue dress shirts, slacks, and blazers are hanging. I seldom have the opportunity to wear them in my line of work.My shirts are a canvas for globs of paint, glue and not infrequently, boogers. My pants are a...

We are shocked and horrified by the outbreak of violence perpetrated by Hamas in Israel-Palestine over the past weekend. And we are horrified by Israel’s response, declaring war on and currently engaging in a bombing campaign against the civilians of...

By STAN BERNSTEIN

I was happy to see Bill Richardson’s My Turn (“Why Trump? Things were better when he was president,” Recorder, Sept. 29) explaining why he would vote for Donald Trump. This article was written calmly and reasonably, without personal attacks. The...

By MARK HESKETH

This is a response to Danielle Miller’s guest column “Tired of anti-Christian bias,” [Recorder, Sept. 28]. I would like to nitpick a few things, though leave the greater question of an anti-Christian bias out.I was in the last class of Deerfield...

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

As we mark the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy signing the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, there is some very alarming news. Reports of increased activity at the nuclear weapons test sites of Russia, China and the U.S. are raising fears...

By JESUS LEYVA

My name is Jesus Leyva, and I am running for City Council at large in Greenfield. I feel fortunate to live in a place like Greenfield with so many other people who care deeply about our community and the people who live in it.But Greenfield is not...

By MARIA JOSÉ BOTELHO

Accessing political news has become a national activity and, in some cases, a form of entertainment, or what political scientist Eitan Hersh calls “political hobbyism.” In his 2020 book, Hersh claims that one-third of Americans spend over two hours...

By DANIELLE SQUILLANTE

News went viral on Sept. 5 that 61 people were being indicted by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr on racketeering charges for their involvement in the Stop Cop City campaign. This move by the state is both an effort to deter activists from...

By RUTH FOLCHMAN

Most of us know something about the longing for a place we can call home, where we can rest and receive what is offered, allowing things to be as they are without fear or judgment.What a blessing it is when we can find that place within ourselves. As...

By GENE STAMELL

In the history of Major League Baseball (240,000 games, give or take a few thousand), pitchers have thrown exactly 24 perfect games, in which 27 consecutive batters have been retired without reaching base. So, in any given baseball contest, there is a...

By MARK REYNOLDS and LINDA BUTLER

One year after a major climate bill was passed, Massachusetts has begun to reap the benefits of an influx of clean energy investment and jobs.When the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law last August, it unleashed a stream of clean energy...

By TIM WALTER

My dad, Paul Walter, grew up on the lower west side — the poor part — of Cleveland, Ohio. His mother was “a wet Democrat,” his father “a dry Republican.” He worked his way through college and law school. In the 1930s in the midst of the Depression,...

By JENNY ADAMS

I looked for it under a tree. But in the end, I found it near the bushes lining the edge of his condominium yard. I wish I could say that it was hidden. It was not. It stood out, a solid brown mass of poop in plain sight.Unlike my dad’s very visible...

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

As we celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Air Force, let’s remember what one of its first missions represented: hope.For today with so much suffering abroad from conflict and climate change, the world needs hope.The Air Force was officially established...

By FRANK ROBINSON and MARVIN VENAY

Think about all the things we do online — remote work, completing school assignments, setting up appointments, keeping up with friends and loved ones, ordering food, clothing, and more. Now, imagine trying to do any of that without reliable access to...

By GENE STAMMEL

“Always get married in the morning. That way, if it doesn’t work out, you haven’t wasted a whole day.” — Mickey Rooney“I always say, if you’re married 50 years and 10 of them are horrible, you’re doing pretty good.” — Michelle Obama“Keep your eyes...