
	No easy fix to insurance glitch Tuesday, Feb. 09 The glitch in the Massachusetts health care reform law that burdens small businesses is a byproduct of a cumbersome insurance system based on employment. It will defy an easy fix. Full Story Watering down Wind Act Tuesday, Feb. 09 The amended Wind Siting Act passed by the state Senate attempts to correct a problem that doesn't exist -- an alleged lack of local input. Full Story The slippery bad banks Monday, Feb. 08 As the CEO of a Connecticut bank said in Washington last Friday, "The word 'bank' covers a lot of ground." Full Story Blinded to the sciences Sunday, Feb. 07 America has long been proud of its leadership in the sciences, from medical and space research, to computer and automobile technology. Full Story Show a little skepticism Saturday, Feb. 06 It often seems that those who are most sure of themselves don't in fact know what they are talking about. Full Story School numbers provide cheer Friday, Feb. 05 While Pittsfield's school population is predicted to continue its decline in the years ahead, the slowing of the pace of that decline and the expectation of a modest rise later in the decade is at least in part a vote of confidence in the city. Full Story Waiting on Sen. Brown Friday, Feb. 05 Part of Scott Brown's winning strategy in last month's special election to the U.S. Senate was to refer to himself as a Republican as little as possible. Full Story Repeal anti-gay policy Thursday, Feb. 04 That America once banned African-Americans from serving in the military is a stain upon the nation that has at least faded over the decades. Full Story Scaredy Democrats Wednesday, Feb. 03 The Democratic state Legislature is apparently so terrified by Republican Scott Brown's election that they will hide under their beds until Full Story The president's budget Wednesday, Feb. 03 Following up on his State of the Union pledge to emphasize jobs in the year ahead, President Obama is proposing the expenditure of roughly $300 billion for job creation and recession relief in his fiscal 2011 budget, and advocates the spending on education and clean energy technology America needs to keep from falling behind its economic rivals around the world. Full Story Selling baseball Tuesday, Feb. 02 Pittsfield welcomes its first professional baseball team in seven years, and the city is certainly better off with pro baseball than it is without it. Full Story Stirring election year pot Monday, Feb. 01 Here it is only Feb. 1, and what has already been a dramatic election year grows ever more turbulent. Full Story State's bold energy program Monday, Feb. 01 With Washington unable or unwilling to lead on energy issues or much of anything else, the states must take the initiative. Full Story The president's speech Sunday, Jan. 31 President Obama found himself herding cats in his State of the Union speech Wednesday night, admonishing timid Democrats not to "run for the hills" and reminding obstructionist Republicans that opposing every program doesn't constitute leadership. Full Story Fair requests by Council Saturday, Jan. 30 A Pittsfield City Council that is in step with a mayor risks being tarred with the label of "rubber stamp" when all parties are in fact on the same page for what is in the city's best interests. Full Story