Opinion

Developers are running the show The developers are laughing at us. We think we have some control over the way our environment is used, but in fact they have it all.

I suppose that there is something appropriate about a census discussing religion. It was the Roman demand for a census that led the holy family to travel, even with Mary so pregnant with the baby Jesus. That, at least, is how the story goes.

L ast week I discussed some of the great things that a council can do to make a town a better place to live. However, there also needs to be a sense of realism about what a council cannot do.

T he Covid-19 pandemic has led to people considering mortality in a way they’ve seldom done before, which makes the timing of Richard Coles’ recent book, The Madness of Grief: A Memoir of Love and Loss , extraordinarily appropriate.

Call Short Hills deer hunt what it is Using the term “harvest” is just linguistic trickery. It’s just another level of duplicity used to get the public on board with having arrows fly through the park.

T he Town of Pelham has a new Town Council. This is the time when members of council feel pride at having been elected, and hope for all the great achievements that a new council will accomplish.

Lest We Forget Do you know where this quote comes from? I am first-generation Canadian. I have heard about war since I was a little girl. My parents were from northern Italy and were children during WWI. My mother, Elvira, lived on a farm.

I ’m not a fan of Jordan Peterson. I’ve always found his views to be surprisingly disappointing and sometimes downright harmful. Put simply, I just couldn’t see this emperor’s new clothes.

Disappointed with turnout As a relatively new resident to the Pelham area, can I state how very disappointed I am with the woefully low turnout at the recent municipal election.

Mayor Marvin Junkin I would like to thank the residents of Pelham for allowing me the privilege of being your mayor for another term.