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Category: Opinion

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 The Amherst Current

Do I still need the Gazette?

November 18, 2025November 20, 2025 The Amherst Current

Students should stay on campus!

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025 The Amherst Current

Why I’m Stepping Back

November 4, 2025November 3, 2025 The Amherst Current

Development in Amherst is Key to a Progressive Future

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October 13, 2025October 13, 2025 The Amherst Current

Proposed Zoning Articles are Tax-Shelters for Developers 

September 16, 2025September 19, 2025 The Amherst Current

2025 Election Issues: Our View

Amherst Town Hall
August 26, 2025 The Amherst Current

Voters have had more choices, but now we need more candidates.

July 10, 2025 The Amherst Current

Steinberg Steps Aside, Shares Thoughts

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 The Amherst Current

An Alternative to Wrangling over School Spending

May 6, 2025May 5, 2025 The Amherst Current

Support for CRESS

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April 24, 2025April 25, 2025 The Amherst Current

Amherst’s Original Sins

April 18, 2025April 17, 2025 The Amherst Current

Pathways to Peace

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 The Amherst Current

Saving Our Schools (and Everything Else)

March 26, 2025March 25, 2025 The Amherst Current

Beyond Boycotts: How Mindful Spending Creates Thriving Communities

March 20, 2025April 4, 2025 The Amherst Current

School Funding: What Choice Do We Have? 

March 9, 2025March 10, 2025 The Amherst Current

Reflections on the Work of the Resident Oversight Board Advisory Committee

March 6, 2025 The Amherst Current

Other Viewpoints: Neighbor Voices on Student Housing

February 27, 2025April 4, 2025 The Amherst Current

Is Amherst capable of constructive, civil dialogue about funding our schools?

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 The Amherst Current

Other Viewpoints: Parent Voices on Amherst School Leadership

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 The Amherst Current

A Tale of Two Senior Centers

December 5, 2024 The Amherst Current

What will Amherst do? My Thoughts on Gaza

October 29, 2024October 28, 2024 The Amherst Current

The Cost of Higher Housing Costs

October 25, 2024 The Amherst Current

Charter School Funding, Part 2: The Solution

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 The Amherst Current

Why I’m Voting ‘No’ on Question 2

October 15, 2024October 25, 2024 The Amherst Current

Charter School Funding, Part 1: The Problem

October 11, 2024October 9, 2024 Jack Jemsek

Disability Awareness Month at ARPS

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 The Amherst Current

Lower Electric Bills, More Green Energy

September 26, 2024September 15, 2024 The Amherst Current

When NIMBYism Becomes a Threat to Public Goods and Services

September 13, 2024September 12, 2024 The Amherst Current

An Appeal for PILOT Parity

August 27, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Our schools don’t have a spending problem, they have a funding problem.

August 7, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Collaborative Approach is Needed to Find Budget Savings and Support Key Priorities

June 26, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Schools’ Financial Situation Untenable

June 20, 2024 The Amherst Current

Rolling Strikes & Spares at the Jones

June 18, 2024December 31, 2024 The Amherst Current

Top Ten Problems Facing Amherst

June 14, 2024June 13, 2024 The Amherst Current

Why the Jones Library Trustees Are Seeking to Rebid the Renovation and Expansion Project

June 11, 2024June 14, 2024 The Amherst Current

What the Heck is Happening with the School Budget?

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  1. steinbergab47e3e6dda's avatar
    Andy Steinberg on Do I still need the Gazette?December 16, 2025

    The Gazette offers state and local news that is not available from any other source. (1) It is important to…

  2. radwaydeb's avatar
    Deb Radway on Do I still need the Gazette?December 13, 2025

    What’s more satisfying than opening the door and retrieving the curled ip newspaper from the front step? Certainly not firing…

  3. Alisa Brewer's avatar
    Alisa Brewer on Do I still need the Gazette?December 11, 2025

    tl:dr encorage you to subscribe instead of straight up donation During my time in Town service 1999-2021, I felt obligated…

  4. Stephen Schreiber's avatar
    Stephen Schreiber on Do I still need the Gazette?December 11, 2025

    We are long time subscribers to the Gazette, and with no plans to change. The Gazette's coverage of the Olympia…

  5. Christine Brestrup's avatar
    Christine Brestrup on Do I still need the Gazette?December 11, 2025

    I continue to subscribe to the Gazette. We even get the print version! I like seeing the articles about national…

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