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I never wanted to preach how to think about abortion. I didn’t even want to tell anyone how I thought about it. This is probably because in my early decades I vacillated. Everyone I knew and respected was pro-choice or silent. If I ever knew a woman...
I think I’m a concerned Amherst citizen despite town budgetary matters boring me, conspiracy theories concerning schools and land deals repelling me, and occasional college students behaving like hysterical monkeys mistakenly released because no one...
Let’s glance askance at the Sideways Glancer. Since before the pandemic I’d been experiencing a dull presence in the upper left portion of my chest, seemingly high in my left lung. I’ll call it pain though it was more a dullness. There was...
Guest columnist Chris Matera encourages considering new data on mandatory boosters for Five College students, teachers, etc. (“With mandatory booster jabs, have the Five Colleges lost their way?” Jan 11). Graham Gal (“Let the experts opine about...
Lately I’ve been reluctant to write about town politics. I’m not sure why. Perhaps it’s because so often I’ve seen the fiery issues of the day quickly fade into dim memories as the next desperately important issue arose. Another aspect might be...