Journalists are reporting on the constant chaos, but they are not featuring the Congresspeople who are speaking up. Here are a few; there are many more.
The members of the Berkshire Hills Education Association stand in full support of our members, students, and families, in a phased-in remote learning plan.
The war perhaps made her a stronger person because she knows today that the uncertainties of life are just around the corner and that we cannot nurture complacency as she says many do.
Why can’t we see education as something other than the physical confinement of children? Why don’t we see this crisis as an opportunity to make lemonade from lemons, instead of crap?
Yesterday became today in a flash of news and tomorrow cannot be seen. They warn COVID lurks everywhere and waits for a single mistake. We erased our plans of travel and adventure and now cling to the safety of our walls. We do battle with our fears.
-- from "My Treasure," by Wayne Bizer
Surely the planet is not going to wait for us to get our act together. Every day matters. There is something you can do right now amidst everything else.
The days were passing quickly, even pleasantly. I got together virtually with friends and family, attended services in a ZOOM room, took online classes, and signed up for webinars with best-selling authors and pundits.
-- Barbara Viniar
Virtually all other venues in the Berkshires are inviting, encouraging the public to get outside and enjoy their properties. It seems that if the BSO/Tanglewood really cared they would find a way to engage with the community during this difficult time.
