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THE OTHER SIDE: Lest Donald Trump be judged

We are living in a time when Donald Trump believes he is above the law, certainly not bound by the opinions of judges who don’t agree with him.

Alan Chartock: I Publius

A word of commendation for the people who drive the snow plows, both the private snow-plow people and the folks who work for the towns: They work without stopping, clearing the roads for our doctors and first responders and anyone else who has to get to work.

Marjorie Deitz, of Northbridge, Mass., formerly of Hillsdale, N.Y.

Marjorie was active in the Hillsdale community, including many years of service as a librarian and volunteer coordinator for the Roeliff Jansen Community Library.

NATURE’S TURN: Praise, protect, advocate

Works of art and education that stir and strengthen a community’s sense of identity between nature and humanity further environmental sustainability.

CONNECTIONS: The rise and fall of Shadow Brook

There are many stories, true or apocryphal, about the size of the house. Suffice it to say, it was the largest private house in America on the day it was completed.

Alan Chartock: Hurtful language, exclusionary quotas

Andrew Cuomo got early lessons about the insidious anti-Italian prejudice that existed when his father Mario, a brilliant graduating law student, could not get a job interview with a prominent law firm in New York.

BOOK REVIEW: Brave, honest ‘She Said’ a primer in how to uncover painful truths

We owe Kantor and Twohey a debt of gratitude for not wavering in the face of so many obstacles. There’s the completely understandable reluctance of the victims to discuss, and therefore re-experience, their dreadful trauma. There’s the persistent, sometimes diabolical efforts of the perpetrators and accomplices to prevent these stories from being told, to smear and intimidate victims and investigators alike.

FilmColumbia: Gorgeous, inspiring ‘Varda by Agnes’ highlights Varda’s joie de vivre

This autobiographical film is the best cinema studies course imaginable.

FilmColumbia to celebrate 20 years

The 10-day festival will feature more than 60 world-class independent and international features and documentaries, plus post-screening question-and-answer sessions with artists, and special tributes and events.

Horse racing raises ethical and environmental issues

In a letter to the editor, Beryl Birch writes, "... the list of horse racing woes keeps growing and public interest in horse racing is waning, primarily due to the list of more and more horse deaths in tracks around the country..

Alan Chartock: And in other news….

This governor really cares about making a splash. The splash is so important that he doesn’t seem to care that he is mixing it up with someone who he thinks has been unfair to him.

Alan Chartock: Cuomo on the warpath

I have been speaking with him a lot lately on the radio and I’m here to tell you the guy gets angry when he is challenged. Nothing gets by him.

Laurie McLeod, 63, of Stockbridge, dancer, writer and filmmaker

Laurie was the founder and longtime visionary of Victory Girl Productions, the Stockbridge-based home of her innovative choreography, filmmaking and writing work.

CONNECTIONS: Berkshire women of distinction — the Goodale sisters

Although the sisters lived apart for many years since Smith College days, they kept a constant correspondence.

Egremont resident and baseball legend Jim Bouton dies

Bouton was perhaps best known for “Ball Four,” the groundbreaking memoir he later wrote that chronicled the 1969 season he spent with the Seattle Pilots and the Houston Astros, where he was sent in a late-season trade.

Our border crisis

If Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua are now countries to flee, shouldn’t we know that we helped to make that happen?

REVIEW: Sharon Playhouse’s totally charming ‘Crazy for You’ is a gift

For those of us who have observed Sharon Playhouse’s up and downs, it can be said that “Crazy for You” is Sharon Playhouse’s moment: here for good and at the top of its game.
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