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Category: Opinion

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, 2025December 28, 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, 2025December 28, 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, 2024May 30, 2026 The Amherst Current

Schools’ Financial Situation Untenable

June 20, 2024 The Amherst Current

Rolling Strikes & Spares at the Jones

June 18, 2024January 4, 2026 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?

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 The Amherst Current

“Stay the Course” on Jones Library Project

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 The Amherst Current

The ‘rough with the smooth’ club sandwich of preservation.

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Amherst Current

Can a Compassionate Approach Resolve Conflicts in Our Town?

April 7, 2024April 12, 2024 The Amherst Current

Conflict & Civil Discourse in a Liberal Town

April 2, 2024February 2, 2026 The Amherst Current

Bending the Arc Toward Needed Housing: the Story of East Gables

March 22, 2024June 18, 2024 The Amherst Current

A Note About Comments

March 19, 2024January 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

Councilors Should Seek Common Ground

March 1, 2024January 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

Who “Speaks” for Amherst?

February 22, 2024February 21, 2024 The Amherst Current

I’m a YIMBY on Wildwood Site

February 9, 2024January 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

Why Housing is So Expensive: Thoughts from My Journey in Property Management

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 The Amherst Current

A Rousing Call to Action

December 12, 2023December 11, 2023 The Amherst Current

Letters & Opinion

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 The Amherst Current

How to live with students next door?

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 The Amherst Current

Letters & Opinion

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  1. Maren's avatar
    Maren C Tirabassi on Two very different refugees share a similar trauma: an imaginary conversation.September 28, 2026

    Fascinating. Glad to know this.

  2. David Farnham's avatar
    David Farnham on Much ADU About NothingSeptember 27, 2026

    Brendan : The call to the police of a noise complaint,is recorded by the police for any house where they…

  3. Brendan Kuntz's avatar
    Brendan Kuntz on Much ADU About NothingSeptember 26, 2026

    Go on their record? What record should be created for a person who is in college and consuming alcohol on…

  4. Brendan Kuntz's avatar
    Brendan Kuntz on Much ADU About NothingSeptember 26, 2026

    Evan! I love reading your stuff. Don't forget to advocate AGAINST Question 7. That's a NO for those who make…

  5. Evan Naismith's avatar
    Evan Naismith on Much ADU About NothingSeptember 26, 2026

    David, I agree with you completely. Amherst residents' relationship with students is better than it's ever been. Alcohol use among…

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