Jim Oldham: Free Eduardo Samaniego — his country needs him

Editorial: Western Mass gets clout as McGovern, Neal assume powerful roles in Congress

Friday Takeaway: Anthrax and me

Andy Morris-Friedman: Goodbye, John

Paul E. Peelle: Word lookup from the department of numismatics

Molly Turner: Jones Library Trustees should revisit document

Ron Loescher: Hurrah for Amherst College Vespers

Practicing what I preach

Editorial: A wall is not immigration reform

Friday Takeaway: Why we lie

Kip Fonsh: ‘An indescribable sorrow’