One of the main reasons that shopping is exhausting is that everybody hates you.
Through no fault of my own (unless you consider falling backward on the patio whilst trying to bring tender plants inside when frost is predicted to be my fault), I have been forced to sit out the next couple of weeks. No hopping, skipping or jumping. No bungee jumping. No hopscotch. No skat…
We're willing and happy to admit that we underestimated the Flyer's potential as displayed last year, though there's still much to be gleamed from this summer's second phase of the pilot.
"Litotes are all around us," writes Eagle columnist Curtis Honeycutt. "In my opinion, litotes are brilliant literary devices."
Eagle columnist Ralph Gardner Jr. writes about cleaning his tennis court.
Now that the debt ceiling fiasco is out of the way, markets are returning their focus to monetary policy, Eagle columnist Bill Schmick writes. The burning question on investors' minds is whether the Fed will skip a rate hike in their upcoming June meeting.
Thomas’ story is a psychologically complex one, especially when combined with the story of his zealous, conspiracy-theorist wife Ginni. Their stories would make for a fascinating work of fiction.
"Around the time Tina Turner was becoming a rhythm-and-blues icon, Linda Taylor attained notoriety as America’s original 'welfare queen,'" Eagle columnist Donald Morrison writes. "The term apparently originated in a 1974 Chicago Tribune article about Taylor’s uncanny ability to collect more …
"Given the demographics in the U.S., if we ever want to solve our labor shortage and, at the same time, reduce inflation, expanding our immigration policies is the only way to accomplish that," writes Eagle columnist Bill Schmick.
If the debt ceiling deal between President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy wins Congressional approval, it will tell us a lot about what this Republican Party cares about and how it really works. And it will have proved something important about what lines Democrats can hold and which t…
Picture all the people you see in the course of a day. Now picture a third of them staring at a bare cupboard. According to a Greater Boston Food Bank report released this week, that’s the proportion of people in Massachusetts facing food insecurity: one in three.
This is not meant to imply that you have no ability to influence your children’s development. You can turn your children into compassionate, inclusive people through your own compassionate, inclusive example.
I'm standing next to the taco truck, and I notice that the vendor is feeding a little taco to a cat that was just walking by. So I walk up to the cat, and I say, "Hey, cat, how come you get free tacos?"
We love to see value-driven innovation aimed at the transit challenges facing our elderly and other mobility-challenged neighbors.
To the editor: With the season of large-scale events and gatherings upon us, it is critical to emphasize the need for organizations to prioritize the safety and well-being of attendees by ensuring that appropriate arrangements are in place for emergency medical services standby.
To the editor: Regarding the Stockbridge Post Office, I also inquired about the decision to only deliver mail addressed with a box number. ("Carole Owens: When the mail is more than what meets the envelope," Eagle, May 26.)
To the editor: The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who posted highly classified documents on social media should not have received a top …
On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that some of the brightest lights of artificial intelligence technology had published a joint statemen…
There is a certain irony in discussions of masculinity. The group that is most convinced of a crisis of masculinity, the American right, is al…
To the editor: The decision to place the PCB dump in Lee is based on a risk-benefit analysis that assumes the dredging and transport of contam…
To the editor: Kudos to Mark White regarding his excellent letter to the editor on Dalton Avenue speeding (Eagle, May 23).
To the editor: I want to thank Mark White for his letter about noise and speeding on Dalton Avenue. ("Letter: Dalton Ave. speeding presents a …
To the editor: I write in response to Carole Owens’ unfair maligning of the hardworking and dedicated employees at the Stockbridge Post Office…
To the editor: The thought occurred to me while driving home on the Mass Pike that there were plenty of stretches where there was a dip in ter…
To the editor: We think of a strike as people walking off the job.
Doubts didn’t discourage these "spiritualist" road shows, although Mrs. Huntoon’s ruses were revealed more than once. Here’s a Berkshire case.
It was with sadness that I watched Florida’s governor and candidate for president of the United States comment on removal of Amanda Gorman’s “…
It’s always the big question, when you move to a new home: What are the neighbors like? Noisy, nosy, quiet, friendly? Furry, feathery, carnivo…
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To the editor: The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who posted highly classified documents on social media should not have received a top …
On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that some of the brightest lights of artificial intelligence technology had published a joint statemen…
There is a certain irony in discussions of masculinity. The group that is most convinced of a crisis of masculinity, the American right, is al…
To the editor: The decision to place the PCB dump in Lee is based on a risk-benefit analysis that assumes the dredging and transport of contam…
To the editor: Kudos to Mark White regarding his excellent letter to the editor on Dalton Avenue speeding (Eagle, May 23).
To the editor: I want to thank Mark White for his letter about noise and speeding on Dalton Avenue. ("Letter: Dalton Ave. speeding presents a …
To the editor: I write in response to Carole Owens’ unfair maligning of the hardworking and dedicated employees at the Stockbridge Post Office…
To the editor: The thought occurred to me while driving home on the Mass Pike that there were plenty of stretches where there was a dip in ter…
To the editor: We think of a strike as people walking off the job.
Doubts didn’t discourage these "spiritualist" road shows, although Mrs. Huntoon’s ruses were revealed more than once. Here’s a Berkshire case.
It was with sadness that I watched Florida’s governor and candidate for president of the United States comment on removal of Amanda Gorman’s “…
It’s always the big question, when you move to a new home: What are the neighbors like? Noisy, nosy, quiet, friendly? Furry, feathery, carnivo…
Now that the debt ceiling fiasco is out of the way, markets are returning their focus to monetary policy, Eagle columnist Bill Schmick writes.…
Thomas’ story is a psychologically complex one, especially when combined with the story of his zealous, conspiracy-theorist wife Ginni. Their …
"Around the time Tina Turner was becoming a rhythm-and-blues icon, Linda Taylor attained notoriety as America’s original 'welfare queen,'" Eag…
"Given the demographics in the U.S., if we ever want to solve our labor shortage and, at the same time, reduce inflation, expanding our immigr…
If the debt ceiling deal between President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy wins Congressional approval, it will tell us a lot about what …
This is not meant to imply that you have no ability to influence your children’s development. You can turn your children into compassionate, i…
I'm standing next to the taco truck, and I notice that the vendor is feeding a little taco to a cat that was just walking by. So I walk up to …
As we pass the solemn one-year anniversary of the Uvalde, Texas mass school shooting, mass shootings continue on a regular basis in our countr…
To the editor: "The quest for a queen" (Eagle, May 17) was a very well-written article.
To the editor: Though I live in Columbia County, N.Y., some of my fondest memories of the region are visits to the Triplex Cinema in Great Bar…
To the editor: Thank you to Eagle journalist Gillian Jones for her thoughtful March 28 opinion piece “Saying goodbye to my primary care physic…
To the editor: In his recent letter, Tony Smith argued that if Donald Trump were president, Vladimir Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine. ("Le…
Hungary is blocking $540 million in European Union military to aid to Ukraine. Of the 27 countries in the EU and of the 31 countries in NATO, …
Earlier this month, the World Health Organization declared that the pandemic was no longer a global emergency. That’s wonderful news for sure,…
The end to this saga, long delayed by the diocese's shameful obfuscation, underscores the fact that often such morally necessary accountabilit…
Congratulations to all graduating this year, and thank you to the loved ones and educators in our Berkshire communities who helped them get here.
Life itself is a walk along a high ledge. We take bets every day on our acquaintance with Lady Luck. Cross the street against the light? Speed…
To the editor: We are getting frighteningly closer to the U.S. defaulting on its debts.
To the editor: I am writing in response to the article in the May 23 Berkshire Eagle regarding the case involving the fatal crash that took An…
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires presents the 2023 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
A tribute to those we have lost, December 2022 - February 2023
Prepare for the long-term with The Berkshire Eagle’s annual guide to financial readiness and life planning.
A tribute to those we have lost, September - November 2022
The best of the best of Berkshire County, chosen by Berkshire Eagle readers
1Berkshire presents the official guide to the 66th Annual Fall Foliage Parade.
