COMMENTARY

Only by understanding how to work with water will we be able to tame the flames, according to commentator Judith D. Schwartz.

There’s no mud or bugs, air is crisp, the sun late afternoon beams through hemlock needles that act like prisms scattering shards of light. Who’d want to miss that?

Trees are deemed a climate ally and here in New England we’re rich in them. But New Englanders tend to take them for granted — and that’s a dangerous thing.

It's the 40th anniversary of the advent of immunotherapy, one of the most important advances in the treatment of cancer in a generation.

Commentator Tinky Weisblat was unhappy with the outcome of the presidential election. But looking into the history of Thanksgiving has helped lift her spirits.

The pastor of United Church of Christ in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, says working in the church's food pantry has taught him to appreciate the grave complications associated with hunger.

Commentator Susan Johnson knows there's a lot to worry about these days, but she wonders if she —and we — sometimes worry about the wrong things.

Banning books hurts us all, says western Massachusetts author and illustrator Grace Lin.

After two surgeries and a biopsy this year, commentator Morgan Sheehan has insurance coverage on her mind. Recently she talked with her friend Karl about his.

Our commentator hopes to reshape prejudiced and fragmented perceptions of the Arab world by inspiring awe and joy — rather than fear.