tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post8906269613420663841..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: The (low) Price of Peace & QuietLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-34546104783967942912013-03-21T19:43:17.973-04:002013-03-21T19:43:17.973-04:00Larry, the ladies who wrote Our Bodies, Ourselves ...Larry, the ladies who wrote <b><i>Our Bodies, Ourselves</i></b> made a very strong case that the then virtually all-male doctor cadre was not only doing a very good job of keeping information about their own bodies away from them, but not really providing them the best of medical care either.<br /><br />Concurrent with this -- although I don't believe mentioned by the <b><i>OB,O</i></b> women (who were young) was the concern about the large number of hysterectomies being performed and the large number of women upon whom they had been performed coming to the belief that the operations had been unnecessary.<br /><br />No, not <b>all</b> gynecologists have to be female, but I think the ladies back then quite clearly made the point that <b>SOME</b> of them need to be, that a woman at the table who realizes that the proposed rules will apply to <b>her, *personally*</b> is a whole lot more effective than a bunch of guys who think they understand what it is like to be female.<br /><br />So too here. Absolutely no one making these rules had to worry about the stuff applying to them personally qua tenant (only as landlord) and that is going to be the fatal flaw.Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-64152766339299056032013-03-21T15:41:53.768-04:002013-03-21T15:41:53.768-04:00I disagree with your gyno comparison. Is it really...I disagree with your gyno comparison. Is it really so silly that a person who actually lives in the community that is affected by this groups decisions be involved in the process? I'm not totally versed with the decision making process of this group- but why wouldn't it be important to take into account the tenants who live in the neighborhoods in the disucssion? <br /><br />If you must use gynocology metaphors, I think this is more apt:<br />It's like saying people who spend their time working in gynocology offices and studying reproductive anatomy and doing pap smears may want to be part of a group of people called gynocologists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-48727597804119021522013-03-21T15:26:25.274-04:002013-03-21T15:26:25.274-04:00Congratulations to Phil Jackson and the other memb...Congratulations to Phil Jackson and the other members of this committee. This is an important step forward in the Town's efforts to respond to the chorus of complaints about nuisance rentals. This is exactly the kind of measure we need to target negligent landlords and irresponsible property managers. As a landlord myself, I view the registration and fee as a small price to pay for making my neighborhood a safer place for my children and a more comfortable environment for all.<br />Jerry Guidera, Gray Street.Jerry Guiderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04689882516688318953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-73249437066486123982013-03-21T14:17:12.408-04:002013-03-21T14:17:12.408-04:00I know they will see a spike in complaints for a w...I know they will see a spike in complaints for a while and they say they will be and are overloaded now but I would like to see the nature of them now (I belive the # was 208 or close)But when they drop witch they should if this works then do we still need 2 new staff on payroll for ever? It shouldnt take long to clean up a few bad actorsstevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-84178821209383875622013-03-21T12:38:00.416-04:002013-03-21T12:38:00.416-04:00Growing up in a single parent household on High St...Growing up in a single parent household on High Street in the early 1960s, my Irish Mother rented out three quarters of our large house (currently a rooming house) in order to make ends meet.<br /><br />Although virtually all the tenants were UMass students, we had zero problems and never had a neighbor complain to us or town officials.<br /><br />The problem is not with nice neighborhood elderly couples renting out a room, the problem is with professional Slumlords who don't simply don't care.<br /><br />And with me around you will not need a reward program. So YOU damn well better get a permit.<br /><br />Or hire a hitman.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-55259682163998298302013-03-21T11:41:24.322-04:002013-03-21T11:41:24.322-04:00Will there be a reward program for turning in your...Will there be a reward program for turning in your neighbor, if they don't get a permit? This sounds like fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-37302424804240777722013-03-21T11:13:09.125-04:002013-03-21T11:13:09.125-04:00Oops, forgot to ad sarcasm.Oops, forgot to ad sarcasm.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-15208530355714652032013-03-21T11:12:15.597-04:002013-03-21T11:12:15.597-04:00Yeah, maybe I will start a weekly series publishin...Yeah, maybe I will start a weekly series publishing mug shots, or a rogues gallery of incarcerated grandmas.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-34965304914176192882013-03-21T11:07:51.157-04:002013-03-21T11:07:51.157-04:00Will this new permit be required for every rental ...Will this new permit be required for every rental in Amherst, including the folks who rent a single bedroom in there home? What about rentals that don't get reported, like a dog without a license? Are we going to fine or incarcerate an elderly couple who rent out a spare room? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com