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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.

REVIEW: Tap Dance heaven at Jacob’s Pillow with Dorrance Dance

Tap also tells a story about race, power, emotion, and adaptation, which comes about through ingenuity and hybridization, stretching the envelope of the art to incorporate new elements, and creating an evolving, elastic, vigorous organism.

Bits & Bytes: WordXWord’s Rockwell Project; OLLI classes to begin; Dan Barry at Williams; balance workshop in Pittsfield

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College (OLLI) will offer over a dozen courses this winter in Pittsfield, Lenox, and Great Barrington.

Projected claims for Searles School hotel gamble a village asset

In her letter to the editor, Sharon Gregory writes: "Many people value our year-around economy that anchors Great Barrington. The magnet is our Village Center and its distinctive offerings."

Marcel P. Boibeaux, 77, of Sheffield

Marcel and his wife, Joan, owned the Sheffield Pub. Marcel was a 5-star cook, and an expert in solving the New York Times crossword puzzle. He was the kind of person who would give you help when you are in need, be it money, advice or the shirt off his back.

‘The Last Hotel: A Novel in Suites’: Lobby

America gonef. You thief, you stealer of dreams, of desires, of livelihood. He’d had work, honest, good, clean work. He managed a hotel with nearly forty residents. And it was being taken right from him. Like a plate of food, snatched from your hands. America gonef.

EDGE WISE: Yearning in the age of bling

The more we gawk at $2,000 handbags, the less mental space we have for thinking about people who don’t have anything to put in a handbag.

Weep

Why is it we always know best? Especially when we know nothing. Why? Because we are Americans? Because we know best? That, of course, is something Republicans and Democrats can always agree upon. We not only know best, but are the best.
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