To the editor: Financial news headlines have been dominated in recent weeks by troubled, shareholder-driven banks facing collapse.
To the editor: I applaud the School Committee for postponing the hire of a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI) administrator position because of budgetary concerns.
To the editor: I have been a Ward 3 resident for some 15 years and have been involved with things that affect our Ward 3 residents for years.
To the editor: On Sunday, March 19, in the parking lot of St. Stanislaus in Adams, an African-American woman sitting in a car with two toddlers was threatened by a white man who pulled up next to her car, rolled down his window, extended his arm and made the gesture of shooting a pistol at her.
To the editor: I am writing to applaud the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts for its decision to establish a bachelor of science in nursing program here in the Berkshires. ("MCLA is adding an undergraduate nursing program to help address a demand for nurses in Berkshire County and boost …
To the editor: Regarding the article “Climate change activists urge to ditch big banks for locals” (Eagle, March 23), I am very confused by what was presented in the article.
To the editor: The time is approaching for my annual voting disenfranchisement, aka town meeting.
To the editor: I’d like to applaud the letter that appeared Wednesday ("Letter: The justice system is missing in action when it comes to Trump") both decrying the fact that justice has not yet been served in regards to the lengthy list of wrongdoings by Donald Trump.
To the editor: Operator, please get me the operator.
To the editor: Walter J. Koladza Airport has been continuously operating for 90 years, serving the community for medical transport, pilot training, federal military readiness and aircraft maintenance.
To the editor: I am still laughing after reading the "Inventory of women’s handbags" on the Wednesday Eagle's Page 2 historical articles space. ("Eagle Archives, March 22, 1960: Inventory of women's handbags 'proves' they're loaded with 'necessary' items."
To the editor: At the March 9 Mount Greylock School Committee meeting, Superintendent Jake McCandless explained his plan to cut the vacant director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) position from next year’s budget.
To the editor: As a 79-year-old retired assistant professor of education at North Adams State College (now Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts), I find myself so despairing of this country.
To the editor: They could have indicted him Donald Trump for the Stormy Daniels fiasco seven years ago.
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Editorials
Cell service is itself a public health issue, though not just in the way tower opponents claim it is. If police or firefighters cannot make or receive emergency cellphone calls from huge swaths of a town in the 21st century, that is a public health problem. If residents who live in those coverage gaps lose power and are cut off from the outside world, as they were in the recent nor'easter, that is a public safety issue.
As with any new governmental entity, this one can increase its chances of success by announcing early a set of concrete goals designed to improve the lives of rural residents and communities — so that we have a meaningful benchmark by which to gauge that hopeful success.
At the darkest hour in the toughest conditions, these Southern Berkshire emergency responders embodied the grit and bravery sometimes required to answer the call of duty. Last week, that call beckoned from within a storm that could stop a snowmobile in its tracks — but it couldn't stop these rescuers. For that, they have our sincere gratitude.
Tapping into a uniquely Berkshire sense of neighborly teamwork makes sense for small towns struggling to budget for and provide basic services that their residents deserve.
St. Patrick’s Day is well-timed this year. No, not just because it falls on a Friday, but because it’s set to be a mild (albeit rainy) day right on the heels of the Berkshires’ biggest snowstorm in more than a decade. Having a relatively warm day to emerge from our snowy cells and share in s…
Columnists
Canyon Ranch gave more to the Berkshires than jobs for its workers and room taxes to Lenox.
For hundreds of years, Moscow surrounded itself with satellite countries run by obsequious rulers. From the Soviet days, think of Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and East Germany. Now, in a tale of changing places, Russia is emerging as an economic satellite of China.
Meteorologists are reporting about it. Calendars proclaim it. Even the birds are chirping about it (much too early in the morning and too loudly, I might add). Spring. Spring. Spring. Sorry, I can’t get on that particular bandwagon — not when the snow in my backyard is still over the tops of my boots.
If I wanted to play it safe, I’d employ a “verbal hedge,” which is a word or phrase used to lessen the impact of a statement.
Why choose to live here in the first place if you’re only willing to experience three out of its four seasons?
For 55 years, my wife and I have been living in a rent-controlled apartment in Greenwich Village. It has allowed us to live comfortably, while many other renters in our income bracket have been painfully priced out of the area by exorbitant rents. Obviously, I am a proponent of rent control and would like it continued and expanded. But it’s not only self-interest that motivates me.
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
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.
The annual guide to preparing your home for the coming New England winter.
Berkshire Community College presents an annual roundup of forty young leaders making a difference in Berkshire County.
Embrace warmer weather with the Berkshire Eagle's guide to backyard improvement.
