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JOHN BREASTED: The Great Barrington Selectboard’s credibility gap

Transparency does not require officials to reveal legal strategy. It does require them to tell voters when the town has been sued.

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, is considered one of the most dangerous cities on Earth.

CONNECTIONS: What would George do?

When name calling intensifies and vitriol rules, when there is more heat than light, all sense is lost.

Shrinking the sanctuaries and ‘the last Trump’

Now whatever was gained in the past is being lost at record speed, with neither Trump nor Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke showing any interest in being a good steward of the Almighty’s creation.

A new way home

It’s January 5, 2018 and depending on your perspective we are all either hopelessly lost or we are all on the road together.

Beware developers bearing gifts

In her letter Anita Schwerner writes: “Along with many in Stockbridge, I was bamboozled by what happened with Elm Court. Our attention has now turned to out-of-town developers who claim to know what is best for Stockbridge.”

SOUL SUPPORT: Map of Yesterday

Each day brings something new, and sometimes, something familiar.

What nonprofit to support by becoming an Edge member?

In her letter to the editor, Susan Bachelder writes: “I have come to realize that the most underappreciated nonprofit that we have in our community is our government.”

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

The language was reminiscent of Mr. Trump’s boast during the 2016 presidential campaign that his hands, and by extension his genitals, were in fact big enough.

For the New Year: Prayer flags or laundry?

Belle Fox-Martin muses about the implications of this New Year's... prayer flags or laundry.

WordXWord celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.

In his letter to the editor, William Yehle writes: “WordXWord encourages poets to accept a greater role in the cultural landscape, to provoke and bear witness, to use their voice to advocate for social justice, to act as agents of change.”

Open enrollment: Notes from the front lines of health care coverage

The Affordable Care Act’s subsidized health care should be viewed by our nation’s leaders as an investment – not a cost – in the health and wellness of everyone. My clients are employed, hardworking Berkshire county residents who are without access to workplace insurance.

CONNECTIONS: Lost lessons from the past

My grandfather knew that concentration of power, wealth or resources undermined the rights and the opportunities of the many.

Smoke Signals from The Swamp: Carter Page

Like many of our protagonists, Carter Page's story keeps changing. He didn’t meet with Russians. He did meet with Russians. Nothing happened. Or maybe something did happen.

Four Freedoms contingency plans for emergency protest

The Four Freedoms Coalition, in partnership with Greylock Together, Indivisible Pittsfield, the Berkshire Democratic Brigades and others, is making contingency plans for a rapid response protest at Park Square in downtown Pittsfield, Mass.

LEONARD QUART: Fighting the good fight against aging

I am not ready to acquiesce, and passively spend my days in virtual reality.