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Then & Now: Sauer’s Barber Shop

A tradition of Housatonic hair specialists.

Dear White Friend

I want you to think about what it feels like to me that so many of my fellow Americans hate me, and that I have no idea why. That I have no clue as to what we ever did to deserve this.

The fast track to waking up

In her letter to the editor, Sharon Coleman writes of the election: "I’ve been shaken. I feel a sick lump of terror that kind of comes and goes. I have worked on calming and caring for myself."

LEONARD QUART: Marching against Trump

For a moment, I felt it was the 60s again, and I was back marching against the Vietnam War. I felt exhilarated, but I knew I would feel let down a few hours later.

POEM: Tomorrow hides in today

A poem written on Election Day 2016.

LEONARD QUART: The triumph of demagoguery and faux populism 

I see four years of roiling social and political conflict ahead, and the country becoming increasingly more polarized.

COMMENTARY: Trick or treat

The extended display of pre-election costumes and shenanigans make the dirty tricks of Richard Nixon's Watergate era seem like child's play.

Why choose the lesser of two evils?

In his letter to the editor, Tom Sirois of Stockbridge writes: "At this time, I am NOT voting for either mainstream candidates because by doing so, I am endorsing the way our government is run."

POEM: The Great Gas Bag

A poem from Jon Swan imagining our potential future leadership.

COMMENTARY: Word Play

Donald Trump was handed a lump of money from his Father and still managed to achieve four business bankruptcies, stiffing contractors in Atlantic City, bilking would-be students at Trump University.

Anti-Trump sign draws swastikas

In their letter to the editor Reinout van Wagtendonk and Kristine Huffman write: "Swastikas. Thick, fat, black Nazi-symbols of hate drawn on both sides of the sign. In Lee, Massachusetts."

FILM REVIEW: First couple’s first date – and first kiss — in ‘Southside With You’

This film makes no attempt at being truly realistic and skirts close to hagiography, but is too perceptive to be totally enveloped by it.

Lulu ‘n’ Hershey

The Don-L robot from the Planet Komovur, having secured the Republican nomination, boasts about his military connections.

POEM: The world is on fire

A poem for Independence Day, 2016.
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