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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.

BOB GRAY: Changing views

We knew the stream as Icy Brook. The trout we sought were natives, eight or ten skittish inches long, and pink as salmon.

SOUL SUPPORT: Other ways of being with a block

Here are 2 more ways you can be with a block that you can see...

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

Tens of thousands of people have been imprisoned since Mr. Sisi came to power, including several American citizens.

SOUL SUPPORT: Being with a block

Here’s a block that’s in your way. What to do? What to say? Love or hate, ignore or play, with this block that’s in your way.

LEONARD QUART: London bridges

In my mind’s eye, I can still see the barbaric and murderous assault with a car on a bridge whose current version opened in May 1862.

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

Mr. Trump made clear that the United States had no intention of meeting the commitments that his predecessor had made to curb planet-warming carbon dioxide pollution, turning denials of climate change into national policy.

Free screenings of ‘1984’ to be offered in Great Barrington, Pittsfield

The Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington and the Beacon Cinema in Pittsfield will join more than 180 independent movie theatres in 165 cities and 43 states across the country to offer free screenings and post-film moderated discussions of the feature film “1984.”

ORANGE ALERT: Failing health

"I worked as a team player. I’ve been in office, what, 64 days? I've never said repeal and replace Obamacare within 64 days." --- President Trump

Business owner welcomes immigrants

In her letter to the editor, Robin Helfand writes: “We are a nation whose “greatness” is rooted in our acceptance of people from all places who came here under a myriad of circumstances.”

A bad hair day for N.Y. Rep. John Faso

March 24 may be the date that made him a one-term Congressman. With his abrupt decision to support the American Health Care Act, the freshman Republican congressman from Kinderhook engaged in a stunning series of betrayals.

SOUL SUPPORT: One Minute Meditation (a video)

It’s a good practice to cultivate acceptance and kindness for all parts of ourselves, and all of humanity.

We the People: News and Notes

“Since the election in November, it’s become obvious that we are at the beginning of a very difficult journey in our country.” --- Robin Zeamer

Appreciates Swing Left support for unseating Rep. John Faso

In his letter to the editor, Ron Baumstone writes: "Part of our effort is to remind him that he will be the next Eric Cantor."

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost daily) outrage

Matthew 25:34-36: Then the king will say to those at his right hand, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world..."

The Trump rubber stamp next door in NY19

In their letter signed by Holly Morse of Mill River and 11 others: "It’s so SAD that John Faso is just miles away [in New York State], aiding and abetting the Trump Agenda.

SOUL SUPPORT: ‘The Blank Page’

A story about discovering what’s possible … watch and listen to video version.