MIAMI — It's a miracle I was ever born. My father, a bomber pilot in World War II, got shot up, shot down and almost didn't come home. He called himself lucky. I call him a victim of …
BOSTON — "Education means emancipation. It means light and liberty," the 19th-century African-American abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass said. "It means the uplifting of the soul …
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By Gerard Robinson and Jamie Gass
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2/7/19, 4:54 PM
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EAST CHATHAM, N.Y. — By mid morning in January near Frederiksted, St. Croix, the brilliant warm sun is already high in the sky glittering off the turquoise waters. Certainly at this latitude …
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By Clellie Lynch
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2/6/19, 1:48 PM
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WILLIAMSTOWN — Every year the U.S. State Department issues reports on the condition of human rights in other countries. Prepare for the incoming salvos that China will fire after the next …
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By Francis Moriarty
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2/5/19, 4:57 PM
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In case you didn't know, Feb. 5 marks Chinese New Year. If you feel like the last year has been a real dog, you're 100 percent correct. Thankfully, the Year of the Dog is coming to an end. We'll be …
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By Seth Brown, Happy New Year! Again!
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2/4/19, 4:33 PM
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CHARLESTOWN — Even with our strong Massachusetts economy, small businesses face incredible odds of success. More so, small businesses owned by minorities, women, immigrants, veterans and …
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By Lawrence D. Andrews
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2/4/19, 3:45 PM
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BOSTON — A few short weeks ago, the deceptively named Mass Coalition for Sustainable Energy — a group backed by pipeline proponents Eversource, National Grid, and Enbridge — …
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By Deb Pasternak
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2/4/19, 3:15 PM
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A few days ago, citing the gridlock in Washington that has delayed the State of the Union address, we appealed to our readers to write their own. Here are the Editorial Board’s consensus picks for Most Bipartisan, Most Persuasive and Most Fun to Read. Without further ado: “Madam Speaker, the Readers of The Berkshire Eagle!”
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2/3/19, 1:00 AM
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PITTSFIELD — In business, free markets spurred by many competitors protect the consumer against toxic practices solely because in this scenario, consumers are free to move their business …
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By Mitchell Chapman
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2/2/19, 12:15 PM
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PITTSFIELD — No matter what happens to President Donald Trump, he and his Senate GOP majority are poised with their federal judicial appointments to create a judicial legacy that, according to …
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By Robert F. Jakubowicz
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2/2/19, 12:12 PM
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GREAT BARRINGTON — Noodling around Google — never mind the topic I was chasing, I'll reveal it when I find a sympathetic book publisher for the proposal I'm working on — I stumbled …
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By Bernard A. Drew
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2/1/19, 1:45 PM
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