by Kristin Palpini | Oct 26, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
Stop animal cruelty in Massachusetts Animals in factory farms often spend their entire lives cruelly confined in spaces so small that they cannot extend their limbs or stand up. This is not only inhumane but it is also unsanitary and unhealthy for people who consume...
by Kristin Palpini | Oct 19, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
Baby-killing clinics don’t deserve support Editor Kristin Palpini says, “Abortion isn’t the murder of a baby” (Between the Lines: Defund cancer screenings? Oct. 1-7, 2015). Excuse me? Of course it is. What a despicable sentiment! Planned Parenthood is in the business...
by From Our Readers | Oct 13, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
First Head People tend to travel in the direction they are looking. It is obvious that the lady from Wilbraham who wrote the recent letter entitled “Bad Bible” is one of the multitude who sit in front of their televisions and inhale reams of anti-Christian twit...
by From Our Readers | Oct 6, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
Unite community around treating addiction I read the article about community opposition to new drug/alcohol treatment centers in Greenfield and Springfield (“Not In Our Backyards” Sept. 24-30, 2015) with great interest. It’s hard to oppose a community uniting for...
by From Our Readers | Sep 29, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
Kalliope Jones’ privilege Editor’s note: This comment was made online under the article “Kalliope Jones Takes it to the Web.” True, this is an important problem. You undermine the conversation, though, when you do the following: Scapegoat individuals rather than look...