Mary Hayden Hall: People and the planet

Carol Johnson: Grateful pols support for Jones project

Columnist Tolley Jones: Claiming ownership

Stephen Armstrong: House Speakership

Elizabeth Vierling: Consistency needed when vetting development 

Guest columnist Robin Jaffin: Instead of a pavilion, give UMass service workers bonuses

Local and Green with Darcy Dumont: Climate action in the new year: A tale of two cities

Gavin J. Grant: Town needs less armed police 

Scottie Faerber: Grateful for Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Amanda Alix: Two sides to Shutesbury Library story

Guest columnist Claire Morenon: Resolutions in the face of climate change

A Sideways Glance with Richard Bogartz: How’s this for Amherst’s new name? Emily