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By CARL DOERNER

On one hand, displayed in our country is an amusing rabble of Trump enthusiasts who, when interviewed, make claims about their idol no sane person would utter, e.g., “He won the election, is still president, and is running the country from his...

By JAY ASH, ED LAMBERT and CHERYL STANLEY

Children from every community across our commonwealth possess limitless potential, but that potential can fizzle quickly if it is not nourished and supported as they develop into adults. Most begin elementary school confident that their futures hold...

By RICHARD WITTY

For those people interested in reducing carbon emissions, in most cases, the strategies to do so also reduce the transportation costs of families.The majority of transportation costs that most families experience are the costs to own private vehicles....

By JON HUER

All fictional utopias like the Garden of Eden or real paradises like the South Pacific (before the invasion of Western civilization) have one thing in common: There is plenty of everything in such places and their human behavior tends to reflect that...

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

On this Presidents Day let’s step back in time for a moment to President George Washington’s last message to the nation. It was 1796 when Washington gave his farewell address.Washington had one last request of the American people, to “Observe good...

By BILL DANIELSON

As the days begin to lengthen, I find myself wistfully looking out the window of my car and watching the forests go by as I drive to work. The prolonged period of warmer-than-average weather that we have experienced this winter has also left the...

By MICHAEL DOVER

On Feb. 7, President Joe Biden delivered a memorable State of the Union address. But we should also take note of a strange line in Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ response. Calling on the country to elect “a new generation of Republican...

By ALLEN WOODS

Bono is literally a rock star. With U2 and others, he has earned 22 Grammy Awards for songs that have conquered the globe. He writes and rocks with an eye for both the immediate and the spiritual, and, in my mind, voiced his generation’s deepest...

By PAUL JABLON

The Greenfield School Committee is being asked to take a vote next month that will most likely have a huge long-term effect upon the children of Greenfield. A research firm presented the committee with four potential options for how to best...

By RUSS VERNON-JONES

This month I want to look at a very personal topic that we all encounter daily — food. What we eat, and don’t eat, impacts climate change. The diets of people around the world affect climate change.Increasing numbers of people in the U.S. are eating...

By JOHANNA NEUMANN

Here’s why Massachusetts should commit to powering our state with 100% clean and renewable energy.Our nation is continuing a remarkable transition to clean, renewable energy. Last year, solar, wind and other renewable energy sources provided nearly...

By ELIZABETH DESORGHER

You may have heard some of what is happening with contract negotiations between the teachers of the children of our community and elected school officials. In last month’s Around Town, the School Committee chairwoman shared her view on negotiations....

By STEVEN C. SHAREK

It’s no longer a secret that Massachusetts vocational-technical and agricultural high schools are a great option for students of all backgrounds who want to learn a trade and pursue a career. Unfortunately, there simply isn’t enough space in these...

By AL NORMAN

Two months ago, an elderly homeowner in Maplewood, New Jersey, burned down her 18th century home, which she had lived in for 60 years, rather than let an investor acquire it from the township for back taxes. The elder went to the basement and stabbed...

By DOUG SELWYN

With a hint of spring in the air (knowing there may well be more winter lurking) it can only mean one thing: The ritual abuse of our children that are the MCAS tests is only a month away. I am writing this now to make it clear that while the schools...

By KATE MCINTOSH

The holidays are over and the long trudge to spring is here. For many, the gray skies, cold weather, and shorter days are a drag. For people with anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses, winter can make their struggles even harder.January and...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

As we enter the portal of a new year, many of us take on the hope of new beginnings, and make determinations, commitments, and vows to engage in new activities, to make personal changes, and to renew things we lost track of as last year drew down....

By JOHN PARADIS

In 2019, the Boston Globe’s Stan Grossfeld spoke to tailgating couples outside a New England Patriots football game and asked if Tom Brady would ever come between them.“Would you ditch your spouse for Tom Brady?” Grossfeld asked. The survey said:...

By JON BOS

Tomorrow is my birthday. I am away from my home in Greenfield. I am away from what has become my normal life these days. My sister and I are at our brother’s home in Naples, Florida. I am blessed to be with them. And grateful because our geographical...

By JON HUER

In tomorrow’s Super Bowl game, most highlights will belong to Black players. Unquestionably, it is in sporting contests that Blacks excel in a society well-known for its racism against Black people. Indeed, why are they so successful in sports, better...