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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.

Four Freedoms ‘Nobody is above the law’ protest

The rally is part of the "Nobody Is Above the Law — Mueller Firing Rapid Response" movement.

Uncle Sam’s policy of Fickle Friendship: Two test cases

With a friend like the United States, what freedom-loving people – from the native tribes of New England to the self-liberated people of the Philippines – needed an enemy?

CONNECTIONS: The Christmas Gift

'I was sad that there was not enough money for a gift for you, so I sat and reasoned it out. I remembered that not all gifts have to be store-bought gifts.'

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

Trump believes he commands the government with the same totality he commands his business. Trump does not accept the legitimacy of any legal restraint.

VIEWPOINT: Abstinence — an ineffective approach to underage drinking

Alcohol, unarguably, is a tremendous part of youth culture, and there is no amount of abstinence-only education that is going to change that.

VIEWPOINT: Being decent again

Thanks to those people in Alabama, we have chosen not to dance with the devil just to obtain desired secondary gains.

SOUL SUPPORT: We are each unique, just like the others

Each snowflake is unique. Just like the others.

U.S. Sen. Al Franken unfairly forced to resign

In his letter to the editor, John Breasted writes: "Senators in Al Franken’s political lynch mob should heed the warning John F. Kennedy: 'Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.' "

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

Aides said that the president rarely assumes responsibility for a misstep, and they anticipated him looking for someone to blame.

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

Moore suggested that the September 11, 2001, terror attacks happened because the United States had distanced itself from God.

LEONARD QUART: Reflections on Woody Allen’s sexual politics

Being creepy is not the same thing as being predatory, and somehow the lines have to be drawn.  

Muddy Brook Elementary is exceptional school

n their letter to the editor, three volunteers at Project Connection write: “Clearly the dedication of the teachers, principal, custodians and all staff have succeeded in fostering a supportive, caring environment for the students.”

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East peace negotiator for Republican and Democratic presidents, warned on CNN: "Jerusalem is a tinderbox, waiting for a match."

POEM: Heroes of the Senate!

While the President Unraveled, They Stuck to their Knitting

Cable chaos is coming

In her letter to the editor, Linda Z. Miller of Lenox writes: "If you subscribe to Spectrum and do not have a decrypting device from them connected to your TVs, you will have no signal on your sets."

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

President Trump ponders his options.