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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.

Lulu ‘n’ Hershey

The refugee Lulu 'n' Hershey rescued from their Cafe Perspectivo's dumpster has a morbid tale to tell.

Ashamed of Gov. Baker’s policy toward Syrian refugees

In his letter to the editor, David Harris writes: "I hope our fair-minded citizens will let Gov. Baker know we find unacceptable... his refusal to offer refuge.

CONNECTIONS: America to the world: Keep out

Immigration laws are by definition exclusionary. There is no need for a “come one come all” immigration law.

Tax revenue for proposed Berkshire Hotel is a valid estimate

In his comment, Dave Carpenter, director of administration for Mahida Family Hospitality Interests, writes; "We have provided to the town supporting details of tax revenues in order to validate the numbers."

Lulu ‘n’ Hershey

Down at the Lulu and Hershey's coffeehouse, the Cafe Perspectivo, something's hiding in the dumpster. With good reason.

Letter to Great Barrington Selectboard: Don’t approve 95-room hotel

In his open letter to the Great Barrington Selectboard, Marc Fasteau writes: "Despite assurances to the contrary from the developer, the project is not viable as a high-end hotel."

Dear Heroin: You got me again

In her letter to the substance that has damaged her life, Jennifer writes: "Stay away! I don't need you anymore! I want my life back! Please do not look for me in my darkest part of my soul!"

LEONARD QUART: A NYC kaleidoscope

No matter how much we work at keeping fit, there is no predicting when we will be struck, and suddenly become more fragile, even incapacitated.

Lulu ‘n’ Hershey

Blast from the past: Hershey's dramatic and fatal chord.

No need for an oversized hotel in village center

In her letter to the editor, Sharon Gregory writes: "The community knew what it was doing with its 2008 bylaw to limit hotels to 45 rooms."

EDGEWISE: David and Goliath change places

Goliath is now us, ordinary citizens linked together through the Internet, working together to make our dreams and visions real.

SBRSD School Committee looks for fall guy, not facts, in budget foul-up

It was a simple mistake, a clerical error that is easily corrected, but not so simply resolved. Did anyone take the time to research and identify what went wrong?

Stockbridge Town Hall debate, then and now

In his letter to the editor, former Stockbridge Police Chief Rick Wilcox writes: "Stockbridge voters should take comfort from the knowledge that the genesis of the 1839 Town House, now the rear portion of the current Town Hall, was created out of a much more acrimonious environment."

Lulu ‘n’ Hershey

Can a '80s rocker make it with a millennial band? We'll soon find out, as Hershey plugs in his electric guitar.

Lulu ‘n’ Hershey

Leaving Hershey out of a recording session with the ensemble from the Cafe Perspectivo has consequences, as Lulu, Jared and Jessa are about to discover.

Great Barrington voters favored 45-room hotel limit

In his letter to the editor, Nick Stanton writes: "The transcripts, especially [Planning Board member] Mr. Musgrove's words ... make it abundantly clear that our singular understanding of the intent of the bylaw at that time was to facilitate the preservation of historic structures."