This is why the Berkshire Democratic Brigades, along with many allied groups from Berkshire County, is holding a “No Kings” rally featuring U.S. Sen. Ed Markey at the Colonial Theatre on March 9.
If we were people watching our house burn, we would save as much as we could, cede as little ground as possible, help one another as much as possible, coax and comfort.
In this gilded age of fake reality in which we struggle, where diversity, equity, and inclusionary practices are demonized and outlawed, what Dr. Du Bois believed in and fought for truly matters.
Looking beneath the surface at the shipwreck that used to be American exceptionalism helps us to be informed and clear-eyed about the state of our faltering democracy.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde preached the Gospel, with a gentle voice and with strength. She relayed Jesus’ teachings and their implications today. In that setting, the Gospel stung.
The behind-the-scenes deal Trump is signaling with Putin, the megalomaniacal leader of Russia, is reminiscent of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which carved up Poland between Russia and Germany.
About 1,500 feet from the Housatonic River, on top of an aquifer, GE proposes to put what would be one of the largest toxic-waste dumps in New England.
If all towns contributed the same amount per student, which would be $28,366, it would be clear that BHRSD was subsidizing choice and tuition towns to the tune of $7 million. This is not fair or sustainable.
HWW asserts that Great Barrington’s appeal of the Berkshire Superior Court’s Preliminary Injunction has impeded its ability to finance Phase 2, the manganese greensand filtration system agreed to in its Settlement Agreement with the attorney general.
It is great to see her building upon Smitty Pignatelli’s excellent work in improving emergency medical/ambulance services, and vital for the Berkshires with its aging population.
