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Question for our legislators. On a voice vote, not a roll call vote, to provide free phone calls and video calls for all prisoners in Massachusetts — why? Law-abiding citizens have to pay for phone calls and video calls. Why are criminals more...

I am writing to urge people to contact their state senators and representatives to ask them to support bills S.1319 and H.2082. These bills would give municipalities the ability to regulate large solar installations by removing the following words...

I was amused by Mayor Roxann Wedegartner’s comments in the Recorder’s Nov. 30 edition. She invites all of us to come to Greenfield to shop now that parking is free in all municipal parking lots.Wow! Now that’s a dream come true. “There is so much to...

I don’t often agree with columnist Jon Huer. I have to agree his recent column was spot on [“Pictures without words,” Recorder, Dec. 2]. Without dialogue one does not know what the image is trying to say. An image can conjure up a multitude of...

Thank you for publishing Pat Hynes’ great column, “Local to Global!” I learn a lot from Pat’s columns and the insights she shares on issues impacting our daily lives in Franklin County and how they connect to national and global issues. I particularly...

Skipping over the undercurrent of muddled thinking in Jon Huer’s recent column “Pictures without words” [Recorder, Dec. 2]. (TV is not “all pictures” — it is radio with pictures, which is a very different thing), perhaps it’s worth pointing out that...

A zoning bylaw of the town of Wendell prohibited “Stand Alone Battery Energy Storage Facilities.” The town bylaw has been rejected by a Massachusetts attorney general ruling. State authorities are grappling with how to replace fossil emissions with...

I agree with columnist Al Norman that “the curse of living in a rural landscape like Wendell is having to endure unreasonable corporate development assaults.” [“Assault and batteries in Wendell,” Recorder, Nov. 15].We should not let Wendell fight this...

Two events occurred this past week that reminded me of where I was when they happened.Nov. 22, 1963, the day JFK was assassinated, my husband Jim and I were in Lugano, working at the American School in Switzerland. It was already evening there when we...

No. The southern border isn’t open. Not even close. At least this is what we are being told by columnist Razvan Sibii [“Is the southern border open?” Recorder, Nov. 24]. Tell that to Elizabeth Sullivan and Jim Steinle, whose daughter, Kate was cut...

Razvan Sibii, a senior journalism lecturer at UMass, wrote a My Turn stating that the southern border isn’t open [“Is the southern border open?” Recorder, Nov. 24].The border is a catastrophe. The fact is the Biden administration is allowing millions...

As an independent voter, I believe independent voters can end this dangerous fascist talk coming from Donald Trump. If all independents voted Republican against Trump, then we could save this country early before the election.Independents have the...

By KIM CLARK

At this end of the year, when we celebrate connection, gratitude, and highlight good works, I want to give a big shout-out to some of our western Massachusetts organizations that make huge efforts each year to bring education of animal rights, human...

I was delighted, and not surprised, to read in the Nov. 29 Recorder that Mayor Roxann Wedegartner is still working hard as she finishes her tenure [“City preps for leadership transition”]. I expected nothing less of her; she has taken her position...

I am writing to express my opposition to the proposed lithium battery storage project in Wendell on wooded land adjacent to high-tension power lines behind 68 Wendell Depot Road.This battery does not create any new power and will not power anything in...

This is a well-deserved and very appreciative thank you to R. G. Penfield & Sons General Contractors. We are truly grateful to all the talented and considerate workers who did such a fantastic job for us. Jason and his crew, along with Jeff Bache...

Because I voted for Donald Trump, and will again, I have been called all kinds of things. “Male pale and stale,” is a good one, but also racist, mysogynist, homophobic and a bunch of other things. I have been told I need to understand “inclusivity and...

If President Biden would like to win reelection, there is one thing that will bring his poll numbers up, win him another term, and avoid turning our nation over to the autocrat, Donald J. Trump: Recognize Palestine as a state.To date, 139 U.N. member...

The annual Franklin County Rivers Cleanup, formerly known as the Green River Cleanup, is a noble event that continues to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. People know they can dump items and trash along the river. Why? One, It’s free. Two, they will not...

More than half of Medicare beneficiaries now have for-profit corporations in charge of their care through Medicare Advantage plans. Insurance companies are well paid for these plans and much of that taxpayer money does not find its way to patient...