Editorial Board

EDITORIAL: West Stockbridge leads in publicly condemning hate, racism, white supremacy

Tuesday, 20 Aug 2019 - The proclamation was not a call to action. It was simply a statement of the values of the town of West Stockbridge.

Despite concerns, cannabis could be an economic driver for Berkshire County  

Thursday, 18 Jul 2019 - Surely the most important question now on the local level is how to manage the siting and operations of the shops and cultivation facilities.

South County schools should act on consolidation before it’s forced on them

Saturday, 27 Apr 2019 - Clearly there needs to be some out-of-the-box thinking if public education in Berkshire County is to secure its future and thrive.

EDITORIAL: Neal surprisingly unschooled on free-speech issues

Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017 - The prohibitions and penalties in the Israel Anti-Boycott Act that Congressman Neal is sponsoring sound like a glaring departure from the American tradition of free speech.

Education task force deserves credit – not blame — for tackling enrollment decline

Saturday, 12 Aug 2017 - Attracting young people and families with children in far greater numbers to the Berkshires is complicated — perhaps even impossible. So we are left with making our schools more viable with fewer resources.

A note to our readers

Friday, 4 Aug 2017 - Among our goals in starting The Edge is to provide a vigorous and open forum for the expression and exchange of ideas and opinions.

EDITORIAL: Time for neighbors to rethink opposition to Great Barrington airport improvement

Sunday, 25 Jun 2017 - As proposed, the airport's plans are entirely reasonable, given its need to remain viable and its history of good citizenship.

Anger at School Committee not a good reason to reject SBRSD budget again

Thursday, 8 Jun 2017 - All a rejected budget will do is cause more chaos and quite possible prompt the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to intervene.

EDITORIAL: In Stockbridge, an unselfish act by the taxpayers

Monday, 22 May 2017 - Some day, local historians will regard Stockbridge taxpayers as heroes for making this generous sacrifice so that children can get a better education.

Commentary: Stockbridge, DeSisto developers must compromise

Friday, 10 Mar 2017 - Stockbridge should support and insist upon the DeSisto developer building all the positive aspects of its proposal while pressing for the least density the developer will accept in an atmosphere of mutual respect and acknowledgment.

Berkshires mourn a death, wondering how it could happen

Tuesday, 17 May 2016 - A police officer is still a man, a woman, a person; one capable of error, of fun, of love, of joy, and also susceptible to heartbreak just as Ryan Storti’s brothers at the Great Barrington Police Department are now.

A note to Edge readers on comments

Wednesday, 4 May 2016 - We would prefer that those choosing to comment on The Edge would be willing to -- as they say -- "own" their viewpoints and observations by identifying themselves, much as they would at a New England town meeting.

EDITORIAL: What’s behind the DEP’s about-face on bioremediation?

Monday, 3 Aug 2015 - Any time a state agency performs such an abrupt about face, it’s reasonable to suspect the presence of an unseen actor. Who got to the DEP? Consider this: the Log Homes site has another neighbor, the Housatonic River, which as we all know is the special responsibility of a certain Fortune 500 corporation.

Editorial: Vote ‘Yes’ to fix the high school

Thursday, 30 Oct 2014 - If Great Barrington is to have a future as good as its past, it must embrace the new industries that are springing up, and the new people who are coming to town to participate in them. These new people are attracted by a town where the institutions of American civic life still function, where they can get their children a first-rate public education for their property tax dollars.