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THE OTHER SIDE: The fire this time

Pretty much everything about the human interaction with Los Angeles has brought us a war with nature we seem no longer to be able to win.

‘Searching for the Moon’ unearths one woman’s journey of returning to her past

In the end, Amber Chand is able to see all of her life as a gift, even the challenges.

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Uninhabitable Earth,’ a grisly, sobering look at climate change

“It is worse, much worse, than you think. The slowness of climate change is a fairy tale, perhaps as pernicious as the one that says it isn’t happening at all …”

‘More than just travel’: SBRSD takes global education program to the next level

The idea is to bring foreign students to enrich the experiences of current students at Mount Everett and, in the process, provide needed revenue to the school district and ultimately help boost district enrollments which have been dropping throughout the county.

Bits & Bytes: Mount Everett students in India; Youth Rec Club at Berkshire South; CoA luncheon; combatting cognitive decline

Youth Rec Club, led by Berkshire South Regional Community Center's youth development manager Mac Wallace, will include a fun mix of sports, team-building games and outdoor activities.

Mary Gendler: A life of peaceful protest

It was during an audience with the Dalai Lama the very next month that the Gendlers suggested the Tibetans might have more success if they learned new ways to struggle nonviolently.

Amplifications: Water, a diminishing resource

According to Water.org, one in nine people lack access to fresh water. Think about that. There are approximately 7.7 billion people on the planet.

Odysseys in Wellbeing: Prepare your body for holiday feasts

Is there a way to remain healthy through the holidays and still enjoy our favorite foods without guilt, letting them nourish us emotionally and connect us with our roots?

PREVIEW: Pooja Prema’s solo performance ‘A Lot to Ask’ explores personal politics

“This is community-based activism addressing local and global issues in a way that’s not just talking." -- Pooja Prema

Malrangam ‘Krishna’ Krishnamurti, 86, of West Stockbridge

A native of India, Krishna devoted most of his professional life to the sea, first with the British Navy, then with the Indian Navy rising to the rank of Commander.

Lakhan Verma, 79, of Sheffield

Over his career as a construction project manager, he worked for Digital Equipment Corporation and later for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology until his retirement in 2008.

Short Story: The long arm of Alexander

Imagine the rooms of an Oxford Don./Imagine a text in an ancient tongue./Imagine a jar, its seal found intact./Imagine the mound in which it is stacked./Imagine a poet, hand cramped and eyes red./Imagine his pen that writes what is said./Imagine a tale from so long ago,/And yet so much like a tale we all know.

Review: Pooja Ru Prema’s ‘Endure’ lights up the Green River

Pooja has created a deeply personal aesthetic that mines ancient and modern forms. It is challenging and wondrous and a must-see.

It’s a wonderful Berkshire life

That was the lesson I carried back with me to the Berkshires. If the Whagri family could be happy with so little, certainly I can be with so much.
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