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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

That would take the EPA budget down to about $5.7 billion, its lowest level in 40 years, adjusted for inflation.

No Boundaries in Art, Episode 3: Hanna Koczela

“The power of theatre lies in its ability to transform our understanding of all human experience. There cannot be boundaries in the arts. We do not discriminate. Our buildings are sanctuaries for everyone to tell their stories.” -- Kate Maguire, artistic director, Berkshire Theatre Group

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

Republicans' new health-care bill is a mass transfer of income that cuts taxes for the wealthiest Americans while cutting federal benefits for the middle and working class. -- Washington Post

Witch hunts and other idle party favors

Children are not the only victims of this hatred. Bullies do not disappear when they graduate from high school.

Commentary: Stockbridge, DeSisto developers must compromise

Stockbridge should support and insist upon the DeSisto developer building all the positive aspects of its proposal while pressing for the least density the developer will accept in an atmosphere of mutual respect and acknowledgment.

NEWS BRIEF: ACLU resistance training sessions

The American Civil Liberties Union is organizing mass resistance to President Donald Trump’s threats to civil rights, liberties, and basic constitutional freedoms.

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

FBI Director James Comey’s request is a remarkable rebuke of a sitting president.

SOUL SUPPORT: Making decisions… isn’t always easy…

Making decisions isn’t always easy...

Proposed solar bylaws would affect all areas, including residential neighborhoods

In their letter to the editor, Sharon Gregory, Patricia Ryan and Gabrielle Senza write: "Allowing the Planning Board to grant a special permit to an industrial scale solar project, especially in residential zones, would set a terrible precedent."

Notes from afar

Reflections from Belle Fox-Martin, including the poem “Bath Time.”

POEM: Taking a Spin in a Fine-Tuned Machine

Treating the rules of the road with executive scorn, he gives the finger to drivers and leans on his horn

ORANGE ALERT: The daily outrage

Check out the catalogue of falsehoods asserted by President Trump.

SOUL SUPPORT: If what you’re doing isn’t working…

If what you are doing isn’t working, do anything else.

Selectboard should limit airport operations to current status

In a letter to the editor, Phil Timpane writes: “In light of the possibility of future expansions, about which the applicants have been less than forthcoming, it is imperative that the board carefully scrutinize the current application in order to safeguard the residential character of the neighborhood.”

ORANGE ALERT: The daily outrage

President Trump on Wednesday rescinded protections for transgender students.

Consider a proactive response to the crisis of declining enrollment

In her letter to the editor, Sharon Gregory writes: “Consider South County’s high school districts. Merging high school districts seems quite possible, as students cross district lines all the time. School boards need to be willing to do so.”