Elsie K. Gilman: Mailbox damage an ‘act of God?’

The other night after a snowstorm, the Montague Department of Public Works plowed my street. The next morning, I noticed my mailbox on its side. The wooden pole holding it was broken off at ground level.

Liz Brown: Oath breakers

When Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, became a medical doctor in 1983, earning a degree from LSU School of Medicine, he had to have sworn to uphold some iteration of the Hippocratic Oath. Not all medical schools share the same language, though most people assume that “do no harm” is elemental. Perhaps it’s only aspirational; after all, everyone — no matter their profession — inevitably does harm in the execution of their work.

The World Keeps Turning: The stories that shaped our votes

By ALLEN WOODS

I’ve spent weeks before and after the November election puzzling over images of undecided or pro-Trump voters, and came away baffled. How could young Black voters, young Latinos, low-income voters, and women of any age and ethnicity vote for a candidate who has proved himself a racist, relentlessly scapegoated immigrants from Latin America, gave tax cuts (and promised more) that siphon money from the poor into rich people’s pockets, and been convicted of being a sexual predator?

My Turn: Warning — Trump poses potent risk to health

By DR. DAVID GOTTSEGEN

My Turn: How does any of this make lives better?

By ELIZABETH LAREAU WHITCOMB

Diana Roberts: Missing World Eye Bookshop

I want to thank Louise Amyot and Larry Dean for their letters about the closing and loss of World Eye Bookshop. I imagine there are others out there who feel the same. If so, please write.

Janice Fleuriel: Start Mass General Brigham budget cuts at the top

In August, bizjournals.com reported from recent filings that Mass General Brigham President and CEO Anne Klibanksi’s annual compensation is $6 million, a 12% increase from the year before. I just submitted a suggestion through www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/contact-us that the efforts to close the budget gap start there.

My Turn: We shall not be moved

By TOLLEY M. JONES

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By JODY HALL, CAROL LEBOLD, MARY LINK, ALEXADRA OSTERMAN, TIERTZ-LEAH SCHWARTZ and VICTORIA WORTH

My Turn: Celebrating real civic work and spirit

By STEPHEN HUSSEY

I have waited in vain for over a week to see what response there would be, in the letters and from our town offices, to the truly extraordinary front-page article from Jan. 22, that told of the upgrades completed on the Police Department’s dispatch center, the heart of our community’s emergency response system [“Police dispatch upgrades complete,” Recorder].

My Turn: From climate despair to local action

By NANCY HAZARD

Guest columnist William Lambers: On Lincoln’s birthday, support ‘charity for all’ and lifesaving USAID

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

David Roulston: Let the police bias verdict stand

The Court of Appeals has upheld the bias verdict against the city of Greenfield and its former police chief. Leonard Kesten, who nominally represented the city but who was hired and paid by an insurance company, wants to consult with his “client” before deciding to seek a further appeal.

Mattea Kramer: Small actions are powerful

So many of us feel an urgent need to do something right now, even as we simultaneously feel powerless. In fact, there are things we can do — many powerful things. Culturally, we tend to value big, grand actions, but small acts add up in ways we cannot know.

Leo Ojala: ‘Trump did this’ stickers at the gas station

I’ve been away traveling. I’ll be back on the weekend. I’m glad I filled up with cheap Biden-era gas before heading to the airport. The next time I fill up, I’ll be looking for the stickers at the price of fuel that say “Felonious Trump did this.”

My Turn: Let’s base health care on need, not greed

By MATTEO PANGALLO

My Turn: Community Legal Aid launches DIY web-based module for guardianship and caregiver support

By GORDON SHAW

Lyle Hughes: Not sick of winning

Donald Trump promised in 2015 that if he got elected, America “would win so much we’d be sick and tired of winning.”

Patricia Crosby: DEI not what some think it is

I guess it needs to be said yet again that DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) practices in the employment world do not mean hiring unqualified people over others because the former are part of some special population. DEI means making sure people who are also qualified get a fair, unbiased chance at being selected for a position.