The author of a recent letter to The Berkshire Edge claims that “the role of the moderator ... is not complicated”—a claim that flies in the face of experience.
I would note that without change, there is only stagnation. As long as it is for the betterment, change is not something to be feared; rather, it is something that must be embraced.
Gary Johnston has earned the support of voters in town who simply want a moderator who will follow the laws governing the position and not try to exceed his authority, and who will appoint members to the Finance Committee who are apolitical when it comes to Stockbridge finances.
“This is a way for people who would ordinarily be renting a house to own a house,” said Great Barrington Affordable Housing Trust Fund (GBAHTF) Board member Bill Cooke.
It is clear that both Donald Trump and Joe Biden stumble physically and verbally. They are both forgetful, and we will have a binary choice this November: to vote for one old, forgetful man or the other old, forgetful man.
Taking a sidewalk away puts more pedestrians in danger when they are forced to walk in traffic on a narrow two-way street without a sidewalk on the other side.
Most of the GOP has gone from loathing Donald Trump to adoring him, or at least pretending to. As for Taylor Swift, they have gone from wishfully thinking of her as the ultimate white conservative music star to understanding that she is anything but that.
Keeping in mind that when you find yourself in a hole, you should stop digging, wouldn’t it be wise for Great Barrington to cease distribution of any additional impact funds until it is established as a matter of law to whom the funds belong?
Today’s Republican Party does not want the government to work. Instead of passing legislation, congressional Republicans stumble leaderless through messaging stunts and irresponsible controversies about basics like honoring debts and confirming appointments.
