Until a few weeks ago, I don’t think I had ever so much as said Taylor Swift’s name aloud. Now, she is plastered all over every news channel and every newspaper for reasons that are breathtakingly stupid.
A well functioning democracy needs well educated and informed voters who know how to distinguish misinformation and underdeveloped conspiracy theories from true facts.
My concern is what seems to be the abject stupidity and laziness of the American voter, who doesn’t exercise his or her right to vote, the most fundamental right in a democracy.
The Mercers’ position is akin to the deep-sea fishing boat that brings its catch back to the lone fish dealer at the dock. Not selling a deteriorating asset is not an option for the fishing boat. The same goes for the Mercers’ deteriorating HWW.
There is a better way for PCB remediation that eliminates the need to take them out of the river. Therefore, the problem of transporting PCBs elsewhere is eliminated. No trucks or trains needed!
The recent change in our services in South County was based on the review of months of data that revealed that a very small number of walk-in clients were choosing to visit our Great Barrington location.
The writer is executive director of Rural Recovery/Safe syringe access and the rest of the services provided, for the brief period that the BHR office was open in Great Barrington, that are a vital part of battling the substance use crisis in which we are still deeply ensconced.
As someone who has spent his career working in the trenches of healthcare, my view of an ideal healthcare system includes the following: Healthcare provided by hospitals should be distributed geographically according to levels of care, or tiers, that reflect the optimal combination of reasonably achievable quality and reasonable cost.
Vote for what represents hope for the environment, for the climate, for the homeless, the addicted, jobs, reproductive freedom, infrastructure. Vote for the freedom to worship as you choose, freedom from fear, freedom from hunger, and freedom of speech.
Gov. DeSantis can now avoid the bitter cold of actual winter, return to his frigid hotel room, pack up his Speedo and white rubber boots, and return to the warm embrace of the Florida legislature.
