Donald Trump already looks and acts very like an animated character drawn by Stan Lee. Bernie Sanders, likewise, seems like something that stepped from the pages of a DC comic.
The Berkshires has the second-highest rate of hospital visits for dental conditions in the state. If you have MassHealth in the Berkshires and you’re trying to access dental care, you are likely to be turned away by roughly 4 out of the 5 dentist offices that you call.
In his letter to the editor, Chip Elitzer writes: “A Massachusetts Education Finance Reform bill that would fix dysfunctional aspects of current laws and put all of the Commonwealth's regional school districts on a sounder financial footing.”
A police officer is still a man, a woman, a person; one capable of error, of fun, of love, of joy, and also susceptible to heartbreak just as Ryan Storti’s brothers at the Great Barrington Police Department are now.
Fossil Fuel Divestment for Everyone: A Forum on Divestment and Sustainable Reinvestment will be held on Saturday, May 21, from 10 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. at the Ralph Froio Senior Center in Pittsfield, Mass.
In a letter to the editor, Chip Elitzer of Great Barrington writes: “I urge GB residents to attend the Select Board meeting on Wednesday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.”
In his letter to the editor Jon Piasecki of West Stockbridge writes: "A Mighty 215 in Great Barrington are willing to impose their insistence on property tax reform at the expense of the children of our three communities. Too few G.B. residents care or dare to stop them.."
In a letter to the editor, Chip Elitzer of Great Barrington writes: "What counts is a framework that gets the [School] District the money that it needs to survive and prosper, and the most efficient way to do that is a unified tax rate."
In a letter to the editor, Great Barrington resident Bobby Houston writes: “In the big picture, continuous tax increases harm the local economy. Surrounding towns all emerge as tax havens from GB.”
In this letter to the editor, Steve McAlister of Great Barrington writes: "The end game appears to be that Stockbridge will hold Great Barrington hostage to the current, half-century-old apportionment."
In his letter to the editor, John Hart of Stockbridge writes: “We don't often know that the total cost of what we are voting for is not being put before us.”
In her letter to the editor, Rebecca Gold writes: “Allocating taxes fairly is an adult problem and children should not be punished for a problem that adults haven't been able to fix.”
We would prefer that those choosing to comment on The Edge would be willing to -- as they say -- "own" their viewpoints and observations by identifying themselves, much as they would at a New England town meeting.
In her letter to the editor, Jane Wright of Housatonic, Mass., writes: "I do not believe the Mercers have been good Stewards of our water supply. I believe the state should take a closer look at the quality of our water."
