Editorials
In a winter when most Americans could use a good news story to lift their patriotic spirits, we find one unfolding — albeit 4,000 miles from h…
There’s a new guy on the rostrum as the 192nd session of the Massachusetts House begins work, but an astonishing sameness in the way business …
The Donald Trump administration is officially gone, but some of the deeper wounds it left in our republic remain — as do lessons on how to bet…
As plans for mass vaccine distribution become reality, regional equity should factor into Massachusetts’ efforts to deal a crushing blow to th…
When he takes the oath of office today, Joseph R. Biden will become the 46th president of the United States of America. President Biden entere…
More than half a century on from the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his mission toward a more perfect union lives on — …
It’s understandable that the protracted coronavirus crisis has left many of us with frayed nerves, but good leadership requires that our offic…
The thread binding our democratic republic now pulls on its weakest links: President Donald Trump’s congressional enablers must either stand u…
Of all the times for fundraisers, 2020’s holiday season was a hard one to be optimistic about. Despite the odds, however, three Berkshire char…
The clock is ticking down on the most disastrous presidency this nation has ever endured. The Trump administration will end in only a week and half.
For four long years, President Donald Trump sowed the seeds of authoritarianism, and now we all reap the chaos to which he led his followers.
It has come to this — hopefully the final showdown between the president and the integrity of our elections. One way or another, today will be…
It’s been two weeks since U.S. officials began what ought to be the largest vaccination campaign in the nation’s history. So far, things are g…
Never in recent memory has a year overstayed its welcome quite like 2020.
With the delivery of the first coronavirus vaccines and more on the way, the new year hopefully will bring the final corner to turn on this de…
“We’re lonely, we’re isolated, we spend a lot more time with few people, and those relationships are strained. We’re social beings, and we nee…
Coronavirus
I remember the Obama years well. There was a massive surge of national pride when Barack Obama was elected. America had done something importa…
Donald Trump’s administration overpromised on coronavirus vaccines. In November, his secretary of health and human services said there would b…
To make a lasting impact on diversity, equity and inclusion in Williamstown, we should turn our attention to housing.
PITTSFIELD — On Jan. 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden Jr. took the oath of office and was officially sworn in as America’s 46th president. Wasting no…
It’s not often that one loses two dear friends in the span of a month. Yet that merciless contagion, Covid, recently dealt me such a blow.
Now that I’ve finished watching almost every British mystery I could find on BritBox or Acorn TV, I have changed gears and begun to plant my v…
“Who am I to stand and wonder, to wait while the wheels of fate slowly grind my life away? Who am I?”
Right now, hope may feel illusive.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Why mention previous Lee Police woes?
Incitement is not free speech
When in Rome — or DC
Monday, January 25, 2021
A response to letter on Five Corners intersection
Alphonse Pelletier’s junior symphony
COVID is global; US response should be, too
Berkshire Bach Society grateful for $42K MCC grant
Massachusetts seems woefully behind in protecting seniors
Friday, January 22, 2021
Together, we can carry America forward
A tribute to those we have lost, September-November 2020.
Holiday gift ideas from your favorite local retailers.
The best of the best of Berkshire County, chosen by Berkshire Eagle readers.
The Berkshire Eagle presents a celebration of exemplary high school athletes.
The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires presents the 2020 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards.
The Berkshire Eagle's annual business feature puts a spotlight on downtown renaissances in Berkshire County.
Berkshire Community College presents an annual roundup of forty young leaders making a difference in Berkshire County.
Looking for a change? The Berkshire Eagle presents great opportunities at top employers in Berkshire County.
Look into the future of education in the Berkshires and Southern Vermont.
