Many people hearing Cole’s singing for the first time—including her own producer—are immediately struck by the rare beauty of her phrasing, her remarkable control, and, above all, her tone.
It is remarkable that anyone thought they could start a newspaper with little hope for advertising revenue and less hope for reliable delivery. And yet, on Oct. 23, 1787, the first issue of the first newspaper in Berkshire County, the American Centinel, appeared.
