THE WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN WAS WELL DONE It is not easy to stand your ground in the face of criticism from all sides. But that’s what real leaders do and that is what President Joe Biden did in the face of criticism over his decision to end the war in Afghanistan. The decision was the…

NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES IS A “SAINT” My editor said to me that the article on page 5 of Point of View, a statement made by Nikole Hanna-Jones, a full-time journalist at The New York Times, is so long that most people will not read it. I read it. But I agreed that some who simply don’t…

AN AVOIDABLE TRAGEDY Before any study was completed, there was enough information floating around to lead anybody with an inquiring mind to conclude that the blame for the COVID deaths of 77 Holyoke Soldiers Home residents went right to the top. Don’t get me wrong. I am not so naïve as to not realize that…