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By JOHN BOS

There were 64 people, sitting at eight round tables in groups of eight deep in conversation at the Second Congregational Church in Greenfield this past Monday. They had responded to an invitation from the Interfaith Council of Franklin County to...

By JOHN BOS

The theme for National Women's History Month 2023 which ended yesterday, was “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” The Recorder won a trifecta on March 29 by betting the “stories” by three women would engage its readers.My Turn essays by Margo...

By JOHN BOS

“Let music charm me last on earth, and greet me first in heaven.”One book I am reading right now is “Staring at the Sun” by Irvin D Yalom. He affirms that self-awareness is a supreme gift, a “treasure as precious as life. This is what makes us human,”...

By JOHN BOS

Two mornings ago, my first order of the day was to complete this column. I awoke, as most of you did, to a fresh blanket of snow. It was an inescapable reminder that my 10-day birthday celebration in the sun in Naples, Florida was a thing of the past....

By JOHN BOS

Our embattled planet’s capacity to sustain humankind’s “lifestyle” is about to run out.Global warming has increased the number of extreme weather events around the world by 400% since the 1980s. Countries really do know how to stop these events: just...

By JOHN BOS

“You are intelligent,” he said. “That’s the newer of the two characteristics, and the one you might have put to work to save yourselves. You are potentially one of the most intelligent species we’ve found, though your focus is different from...