Jenny Fleming-Ives and Peter Ives: Community must come together to fairly fund schools, city services We commend Bill Dwight for the historical perspective he provides in his guest column “How to make sense of Northampton’s school budget,” [Gazette, April 20].We are huge supporters of the Northampton Public Schools. Our four daughters all graduated...
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Daniel Barker: Time for peace in Ukraine Like the letter of April 16 [“More fuding for Ukraine not the answer”] about the war in Ukraine, I too think we must stop prolonging this conflict and carnage with more and more weapons, and urge Ukraine to negotiate a cease-fire and a political...
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Guest columnist Lawrence Pareles: Make completing FAFSA form a high school graduation requirement  I’m writing to recommend that Massachusetts make a new requirement for high school graduation — completion of the FAFSA student aid form. This simple rule would encourage and help more young people go to college.In Massachusetts, where the demand for...
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Guest columnist Dr. Meghan Gump: Dear Patients — We hear you!  As a family practitioner and the medical director of Valley Medical Group, I care deeply about my patients and our community. During my 20 years of practicing full-spectrum primary care in Franklin County, I have come to value the relationships I...
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Guest columnist Marietta Pritchard: Landlines and more in our parallel universe  Recent news reports and events have reminded me that my husband and I are living in a parallel universe. We use a landline and we read print newspapers, which are delivered to our house daily.I have and use a cellphone, but my husband does not. He...
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