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“The fate of mankind hinges entirely upon man’s moral development.” — Albert Einstein We did not survive for 100,000 years because we were the strongest or the swiftest, but through a shared, cooperative spirit — a moral architecture innate to our species. This in-built instinct, this creative collectivity, was the fire that kept the darkness […]

There is so much wrong with Joseph Blumenthal’s guest column of May 29 [“The impossible position of American Jews“] that it is hard to know where to start. The lead off is his presumption that he speaks for American Jews. No, he doesn’t; not even close. He opines only for himself and those of his […]

Bad for business? Williamsburg Market received quite a bit of feedback on the decision to pause operations this past Saturday (March 28) to show support for the No Kings rally. This rally refers to our constitutional form of government, set up by our Founders so that we’d be a nation ruled by laws. Many people […]

Rep. Domb an example of how things should work On a recent Saturday, I had the opportunity to introduce my three-year-old daughter to state Rep. Mindy Domb. We were at the Amherst Farmers Market in the Bangs Community Center. I approached Rep. Domb and asked if she had a minute. She had more than a […]

Excellent guest column by Dan Lombardo about Mussolini [“Lessons from the rise and fall of Mussolini,” Gazette, Dec. 12]. He gives a lot of history in a few well-chosen words. The parallel to Trump is right on target. He had a gift of  showmanship and big talk. He rose to power by exploiting grievances and  promising […]