The musical explores the courage, conviction, and personal sacrifice of leaders and extraordinary “ordinary” Americans who put everything on the line to attain freedom.
We should embrace the truth and document facts, as this is a prerequisite to making meaningful reforms. However, simply asserting one’s individual point of view as if it is a reflection of the majority further divides the country and undermines the public trust.
With Trump's overall approval rating under 40 percent, the final straw that should cause Republicans in Congress to put country ahead of politics is Trump apparently abandoning our allies by ceding the Far East to China and Europe to Russia while claiming South America for himself.
The first time I saw Windermere, it was painted black, had purple shutters, and was sagging in places. I welcomed it as the worst house on the best street, and a house worth saving.
The fact is that these hard-working postal workers deliver 112 billion pieces of mail annually to 320 million people at 168 million addresses six days a week, 52 weeks a year.
My support is based on lived experience, professional values, and direct engagement—not slogans. That is why I support State Rep. Leigh Davis and Gov. Maura Healey for reelection.
If our system allows one person to intimidate Congress, evade accountability, undermine elections, and normalize cruelty and dishonesty, then the system itself requires repair.
I was well impressed by the rigor and intelligence of Mr. Geiler’s comments and questions, as well as by the focus and clarity of CPC Chair Karen Smith’s facilitation of the meeting.
Moving forward, it is essential that we highlight both the businesses that truly honor our community and those whose current practices leave much to be desired.
After a decade of drifting away from truth, facts, and logic, now in the 2025 holiday season, there may be something worth mentioning, a belief that also crosses party lines.
Trump chooses to double down on every policy or decision he makes, regardless of how unpopular they may be. This should cause red lights to flash and sirens to blare over why he is acting this way.
Great Barrington Library Fund board member Frederica Sigel's defense is akin to noting that the Titanic was making record time—right up until the moment it wasn’t.
This year’s Community Preservation Plan states that the CPC will give historic preservation priority to Town-owned properties. Isn’t the possibility of securing a generous MBLC grant the perfect time for Great Barrington’s only municipal building on the National Register of Historic Places to seize the moment?
The email suggested surprise that SBAS would seek end-of-year financial support from Stockbridge residents because, it erroneously suggested, SBAS does not serve Stockbridge. That is just not true.
