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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.

Berkshire United Way’s call to action during National Volunteer Week

At Berkshire United Way, we mark National Volunteer Week as the centerpiece of our own Here For Good Volunteer Month.

There are no quick fixes when it comes to taxes

Let’s be cautious about giving credit where it is due and avoid rewriting history to make a politically expedient argument.

I WITNESS: Matzoh products I’ve known

Apart from being difficult to digest when eaten in large quantities, matzoh or some other matzoh-derived products can be used flexibly and to relatively good effect in any number of holiday dishes as a substitute for flour.

Substance use always has economic impact on the community

Prevention work is not an impact. As the name implies, it is designed to prevent impacts.

Substance use always has an economic impact on the community

Prevention work is not an impact. As the name implies, it is designed to prevent impacts.

PETER MOST: Both are right

Cannabis certainly has an impact, and the Community Impact Fees most certainly must be returned. Both are right.

I WITNESS: Benjamin Netanyahu must go

Here’s the thing about strongmen: They really don’t care about protecting or enhancing the lives of their countrymen; they care about the acquisition and deployment of personal power.

Berkshire Elections 2024: Letters

Readers of The Berkshire Edge write in on local Berkshire County elections.

PETER MOST: Saturday’s alright for meeting

When I chat with people about Town Meeting, as one does, it often comes up that having the meetings on weeknights makes it hard to attend.

SHEELA CLARY: The ‘impact’ of Community Impact Fees

Municipalities around the state have interpreted the rules as well as could be expected, and the evidence shows that Great Barrington has done much better than most.

LEONARD QUART: The Dark and the light

Just a casual skimming of the daily Times or Guardian makes it rarely possible to simply embrace the light and avoid the barrage of dark and painful stories that abound.

I WITNESS: Salesman-in-chief

Trump's ability to sell things that no one really needs, and few people actually want, is nothing short of spectacular.

I whole heartedly endorse Leigh Davis to represent the 3rd Berkshire District

She possesses the rare combination of passion and pragmatism, always seeking solutions that benefit the greater good.

My name is Marybeth Mitts, and I am running as an independent candidate for the 3rd Berkshire District

I care deeply about the Berkshires. As one of just three Berkshire representatives, I know I have the experience and skills to work collaboratively with other members of the Berkshire delegation and the other 157 representatives to bring attention, benefits, and resources to the 3rd Berkshire District.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not just a ‘spoiler candidate’

No family in history has sacrificed and given as much to serving the American people as the Kennedy family. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the only candidate who can unite our extremely divided nation.

CONNECTIONS: The women are fighting for us all

The world is changing around us. In courts and legislatures, the rights of women are being diminished. The tug to control women, limit their power, and minimize their importance seems to have reasserted itself.