Monday, January 20, 2025

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Digby

Digby is the nomme de plum of a long-time Great Barrington resident who is under psychiatric care.

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DIGBY: From ‘Great Battles in American History’

Digby reflects on the Great Barrington hotel war, a momentous struggle for dominance between two hoteliers.

DIGBY: Should Shake & Co. get hitched?

Always the agent provocateur, Digby considers the options for Shakespeare & Company.

Digby: Out out, brief candle!

"Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. -- Macbeth

Digby: Berkshire Hills budget subcommittee last week — and this

Digby comments on the "political" behavior behind the budgeting process at Berkshire Hills Regional School District when it proposed cutting programs from next year's school budget. "Political" means one thing one week, another thing the next.

Discussing economics on Old Stockbridge Road: Part II

On longing for the days when the 106-room "Berkshire Cottage," now known as Elm Court, was occupied by one family, the Vanderbilt-Sloanes, for one month each year.

Discussing economics on Old Stockbridge Road

"The arguments made in the affirmative were that the project could create jobs and save an architectural gem. However, jobs in the Berkshire...

Another day at Guido’s

Valentine's in the Berkshires.

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"We didn't spend the money or take the time to develop alternative plans." -- Berkshire Hills School Committee Chair Stephen Bannon
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