Saturday, November 15, 2025

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Letters

Let’s make amends for our failure to honor George Washington’s promise

Despite the heroic actions of these 18th-century Native Americans, this country did disastrous and lasting damage to their descendants. Let’s recognize that true reconciliation will only begin when we listen, understand, and empathize.

Help make sure our hungry are fed during this government shutdown

I don’t know a single taxpayer, Republican or Democrat, who would oppose spending a couple of bucks each to provide a backstop to ensure our poor elderly and single moms are fed in the month that includes the Thanksgiving holiday.

If we want our community to thrive, we need our hospitals and schools to thrive

Healthcare and education are critical to the well-being of a community, and these two projects go hand in hand in building a bright future for South County.

Friends of the Library supports a new Monument Mountain Regional High School

The Friends of GB Libraries’ mission is to support lifelong learning and literacy, love of books and reading, and alternative learning activities. Learning begins in schools. Please support education and vote yes on Nov. 4.

Yes Monument

Monument Mountain and its student body have the potential to reach great heights. So, please vote "YES" on Nov. 4.

A new Monument Mountain Regional High School building is not our only intergenerational obligation to current fifth grade

Within their expected lifetimes, today's fifth graders and their successors who would inherit a new high school are very likely to experience turbulent political, social, and economic conditions that will make the Great Depression of the 1930s seem like a tea party by comparison.

An ongoing public health and safety crisis is taking place along Route 8

I urge the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and state law enforcement agencies to prioritize enforcement along this critical route to ensure the safety and well-being of all who travel through this area.

I am joining other parents and educated in voting ‘Yes’ for a new Monument Mountain Regional High School

In support of a new school, with full and proper credit to the oratory of Barrack Hussein Obama.

Vote ‘Yes’ on the new high school, and let’s continue with school district reforms

While the current maximum of 485 students still exceeds the three district towns’ student population, it will provide more balanced programs. That said, lowering the choice-in student population proportionately would improve the subsidies that the three towns absorb.

Vote ‘Yes’ for a new Monument Mountain Regional High School

We don't really have another option. Like it or not, the current high school is not salvageable.

‘No Fascists’ day should be next

Aren’t all American patriots supposed to be anti-fascist? Seems like a no brainer. Perhaps the new MAGA world just does not know what fascism is or the symptoms that are patently obvious in every single news hour on TV.

When behavioral health funding Is cut, the Berkshires pay the price

If we truly believe in caring for our neighbors, mental health must remain a priority, not an afterthought. By investing in behavioral health now, we can prevent crises later and ensure that every Berkshire County resident has access to the support they deserve.

Responding to questions about the Monument Mountain Regional High School Building Project and Proposition 2 1/2 override

Both the total project budget and local share are legally capped. Voters are being asked to approve a specific borrowing authorization that limits what the district can spend.

We don’t get a Corey Walker every generation

Corey Walker has the proven record of fighting for our neighbors’ rights.

Vote ‘Yes’ for a new Monument Mountain Regional High School building

Across the country, and right here in our county, communities are investing in their schools and their students. I believe we should do the same by voting "YES" on November 4.

Great Barrington’s No Kings protest

If the “Big Beautiful Bill” is passed and more than 20 million people lose their health insurance due to lack of affordability, no matter how red their state or district has been in the past, Republicans should not feel electorally safe.

How can Great Barrington vote on a Proposition 2 1/2 override without knowing the amount we are voting on?

It is like agreeing to pay back a loan without knowing the amount you are borrowing.