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Melanie D'Arrigo
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5 Mar 2025
These are called “bribes.” The President of the United States is openly accepting million dollar bribes and we’re so used to his corruption that it doesn’t even crack the news cycle. This is what an oligarchy looks like.
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4 Mar 2025
BREAKING: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the President Trump at his Florida compound, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting, per WIRED.
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UC San Diego, Santa Barbara join strike backing protesters

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New post at Amherst Indy: UMass Economist: Gender-affirming Care ‘Can Save Lives’ Of Transgender Youth amherstindy.org/2023/06/13/u… Source: UMass News and Media

UMass Economist: Gender-affirming Care Can Save Lives Of Transgender Youth - Amherst Indy

Source: UMass News and Media New research co-authored by University of Massachusetts Amherst economist Duc Hien Nguyen strongly affirms the benefits of providing gender-affirming care (GAC) to...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Mark The Summer Solstice At The UMass Sunwheel  amherstindy.org/2023/06/13/m… Source: UMass News and Media

Mark The Summer Solstice At The UMass Sunwheel - Amherst Indy

Source: UMass News and Media The public is invited to join University of Massachusetts Amherst astronomers at the standing stones of the UMass Sunwheel on Wednesday, June 21 at 5 a.m. and 7:30 p.m....

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New post at Amherst Indy: Letter: Town Discriminates Against Black Owned Businesses amherstindy.org/2023/06/13/l… The following letter was sent

Letter: Town Discriminates Against Black Owned Businesses - Amherst Indy

The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, The Amherst Town Manager, The Amherst Human Rights Commission, The Amherst Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The Amherst Community...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Opinion: Seeking A New Law To Grant Rights To The Connecticut River amherstindy.org/2023/06/13/o… The following remarks were of

Opinion: Seeking A New Law To Grant Rights To The Connecticut River - Amherst Indy

The following remarks were offered at a rally in Northfield on May 27, 2023 to protest the relicensing of the Northfield Pump Station and Turners Falls Dam. I write to protest the devastating...

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New post at Amherst Indy: What’s In This Issue? amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/w… Welcome to our Table of Conte

What’s In This Issue? - Amherst Indy

Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new items in the Indy each week by signing up here or better yet, just drop us a note with your contact information at amhers...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Town Manager Report For June 5, 2023 amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/t… Source: amherstma.govEditor’s

Town Manager Report For June 5, 2023 - Amherst Indy

Source: amherstma.govEditor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town Council at the first Town Council meeting of each month. The reports, usually 9 to 15 pages...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Photo Of The Week: An Indy Animal Photo Gallery amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/p… Several weeks ago we put out

Photo Of The Week: An Indy Animal Photo Gallery - Amherst Indy

Several weeks ago we put out a call for our readers' favorite photos of animals domestic or wild. Given the frequency with which folks post animal photos on social media we thought we'd be inundated...

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New post at Amherst Indy: What’s Happening In Amherst amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/w… by Art and Maura KeeneThere a

What’s Happening In Amherst - Amherst Indy

by Art and Maura KeeneThere are lots of interesting events happening in our town. You can help us make our events calendar more useful by sending us your listings and including contact information...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Finance Committee Stalls On Town Councilor Compensation Proposal amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/f… Meeting of the Finance Commit

Finance Committee Stalls On Town Councilor Compensation Proposal - Amherst Indy

Meeting of the Finance Committee June 9, 2023 The Finance Committee met on June 9 to discuss a proposal from Councilors Ellisha Walker (at large) and Michele Miller (District 1) to raise the annual...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Community Health Assessment Highlights The Need For More Affordable Housing, Better Food Access In Amherst amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/c… Report On The Meeting Of The

Community Health Assessment Highlights The Need For More Affordable Housing, Better Food Access In...

Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Board Of Health, June 8, 2023 The meeting was conducted over Zoom and was recorded. The recording can be viewed here.PresentNancy Gilbert (Chair), Lauren Mills,...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Candidates Identified For Zoning Board Openings amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/c… The Community Resources Commi

Candidates Identified For Zoning Board Openings - Amherst Indy

The Community Resources Committee (CRC) of the Town Council will conduct interviews for the two full positions and four associate positions on the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). The interviews are...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Union And School District Reach Tentative Agreement.  Union Awaiting No Confidence Response amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/u… After nearly 18 months of bar

Union And School District Reach Tentative Agreement. Union Awaiting No Confidence Response -...

After nearly 18 months of bargaining, The Amherst Pelham Education Association (APEA) and the Amherst Regional School Committee have reached a tentative agreement. The new contract will provide cost...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Letter: Amherst’s Paraeducators Deserve A Living Wage amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/l… The following letter was sent

Letter: Amherst’s Paraeducators Deserve A Living Wage - Amherst Indy

The following letter was sent to the Regional School Committee on June 8, 2023. I appreciate the updates you are sending us regarding the contract negotiations with the Union. Yet, I still believe...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Issues & Analyses: Other Northeast College Towns Receive Much Larger PILOT Payments Than Amherst amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/i… Last year Amherst College gav

Issues & Analyses: Other Northeast College Towns Receive Much Larger PILOT Payments Than Amherst -...

Last year Amherst College gave the town of Amherst an unrestricted donation of $130,000, its largest gift in recent years. This may seem like a magnanimous gesture, and in a sense it is, since the...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Jones Library Expansion Lands Another $1.7 Million From State amherstindy.org/2023/06/09/j… Jones Library News Highlights

Jones Library Expansion Lands Another $1.7 Million From State - Amherst Indy

Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of June 5, 2023 State Funds Will Support Private Portion of Library Project Cost Amherst’s Jones Library will receive an additional $1,695,158 in construc...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Community Choice Aggegation, Coming Soon To Amherst, Will Democratize Town’s Energy Supply amherstindy.org/2023/06/08/c… Fifty-four people attended th

Community Choice Aggegation, Coming Soon To Amherst, Will Democratize Town’s Energy Supply -...

Fifty-four people attended the June 6 public Zoom meeting to explain and answer questions about Valley Green Energy’s application to the state Department of Public Utilities to create joint Community...

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New post at Amherst Indy: Opinion: Now Is The Time To Act On Middle School Debacle amherstindy.org/2023/06/08/o… Last week, Ali Wicks-Lim and

Opinion: Now Is The Time To Act On Middle School Debacle - Amherst Indy

Last week, Ali Wicks-Lim and Jena Schwartz offered scathing critiques of the Amherst Regional Public Schools administration, noting that the actions of Superintendent Mike Morris and Assistant...

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