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THE OTHER SIDE: ‘Forgettance’ — Forgetting January 6

Yes, forgettance obliterates accountability.

Dorothy Burrill of Marion, former director of Action for Opportunity in Pittsfield

Dot was the co-founder and director of the Women in Transition Program and a professor at Cape Cod Community College. Earlier in her career, she was executive director for both Action for Opportunity and the Urban Coalition in Pittsfield, where she also served as president of the League of Women Voters.

Illuminating the Hidden Forest, Chapter 21: The forest is a nomad

And perhaps that’s one of the problems with civilization. It unrests the soul.

Kennedy Campaign visits Pittsfield

During the campaign stop, Kennedy spoke about the need for increased economic justice, civil rights, and more equitable healthcare, among other issues. He did not mention Sen. Markey during his remarks.

Buttigieg’s call to service plan is a healthy policy, in more ways than one

In his letter Harrison Seeley of Pittsfield writes: "As a 16-year-old boy, this policy could have a profound impact on myself and my generation if Buttigieg is elected into office."

Just the suggestion of justice is making my week

We are a nation of laws, and this week, unlike in far too many recent weeks, it feels like the law is winning. It feels this week, if just for this week, like our law exists to protect the vulnerable, not to facilitate the cruelty of entitled men.

A family celebration of the joy of African dance: Kotchengna at Jacob’s Pillow

Several of the female dancers were Alvin Ailey Dance students, from diverse ethnic and geographical backgrounds – Swiss, French, Asian, African-American, white American – embodying the universality of dance and its power to connect us.

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Winners Take All’ — The dangers of ‘doing well by doing good’

Instead of waiting to see where Zuckerberg and his fellow billionaires decide to bestow their riches next, how about we advocate to eliminate the myriad tax tricks so that there is more tax revenue to support public education.

Sharon Milukas, 69, of Ashley Falls, SBRSD teacher

Sharon was a dedicated teacher for 40 years. She taught at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech, and later in the Southern Berkshire Regional School District until her retirement in 2011.

DANCE REVIEW: Ronald K. Brown rocks The Pillow with story and swing

At a more philosophical plane he asks: What is dance and who can dance it? What is history and who gets to write it?

Anne Hutchinson, write-in candidate for BHRS School Committee

In her letter to the editor, Anne Hutchinson writes: “I will work hard to continue our community task of preparing children for the rapidly changing world into which they will graduate.”

PROFILE: GOP State Senate candidate Christine Canning-Wilson, a progressive Republican

Christine Canning-Wilson says this is Massachusetts, where Republicans aren’t as hardcore as they are elsewhere. “My social values are very left. I’m very people-oriented. People are people; a soul is a soul.”

Paul Cook Van Deusen, 62, of Mt. Washington, environment researcher  

Paul worked on studies involving endangered species, such of the Northern Spotted Owl, and performed various computer simulations and data analyses that were important for the forest industry to sustainably manage their land.
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