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I WITNESS: Leadership

Good leaders lead by example. Bad leaders lead by example, too.

PETER MOST: Et tu, attorney general?

To HWW ratepayers, the attorney general’s message is clear: “Let them eat cake.” To HWW, despite its ongoing breach of the Settlement Agreement, the message is just as clear: “Have at it.”

Aging in place? Consider the Home Modification Loan Program (HMLP)

HMLP is a state-funded no-interest loan program to provide modifications to those in need of accessibility improvements to their homes.

The current Republican House budget proposal is as poisonous as the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

I remember well the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution by a vote of 533 to two in August 1964.

Putin’s Project 2025 carried out by Trump

Putin’s entire wish list to destroy the West is being carried out by Trump, Moscow’s man in Washington.

Holding on to hope

We fulfill our dreams and make meaning in life by envisioning and then co-creating beauty, truth, goodness, and justice. This is how we push back against entropy.

Local boards of health and state legislators are working on emergency legislation to prepare for a potential emergence of avian influenza

TTHD and the SBPHC continue to advocate and support active working relationships with various sectors of the South County community to help develop safeguards to protect the residents of South County.

CONNECTIONS: Uncertainty and destabilization are the road to our undoing

There is uncertainty in the markets, and nerves are frayed from Wall Street to Main Street.

A way to fight back

Democrats are in a tizzy over the fact that they have no power, no leadership, and no way to fight back. Well, here is a way!

Say no to the pending stopgap spending bill

The fact is that there are no good choices in this situation. But a vote for this bill will be equivalent to a vote for the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that President Johnson used to justify the Vietnam War.

I WITNESS: Notes for Donald

Donald, I tied a carefully folded note around the neck of a carrier pigeon and sent it to the windowsill of the Oval Office, just to alert you to the fact that you have become an international laughingstock.

Lack of affordable and workforce housing in Berkshire County is eroding the region’s medical infrastructure

We must support all of those decision-makers who are doing what is necessary to create more housing for our workforce—and to require prompt action by those who are not. The status quo is not sustainable.

The Massachusetts Legislature must act now to extend remote meeting options

Remote access has strengthened democracy, increased transparency, and improved public trust in government.

The Housing Shortage: We all need to be advocates

We all need to be advocates for addressing Berkshire County’s housing shortage, particularly for growing and improving our region’s supply of workforce housing.

LEONARD QUART: Where did Sweden’s liberal utopia go?

It is impossible today to see Sweden as a political model.

An open letter to the Senate: The country needs five MAGA Republicans now

Tell me, MAGA senators, how do you stifle your gag reflex? How disgraceful that you are too timid to call Trump out as the liar he has been and continues to be.

A county unwired: Bridging Berkshire’s digital divide with common sense

Broadband isn’t a luxury; it's a utility, like electricity in the 1930s. Berkshire County needs a hybrid fix, blending public grit with private savvy, rooted in local control.