Letters to the Editor

Saturday February 11, 2012 The violence in Syria, Evil ... degrating. The darkness insane, Ruthless to shame. Young children and families Arrested and jailed, Beaten and murdered, Living in fear. (All just because They don't like their president.   Full Story

Saturday February 11, 2012 The boy would not speak; He had not much to say. He was totally silent In quite a strong way. But the kids at school liked him; He was friendly and cute. It came to their guess The boy was just mute. One day in the lunchroom, The last day of school, To everyone's shock From this boy so cool,   Full Story

Saturday February 11, 2012 Recent articles published in the Berkshire Eagle and in other news outlets all have chastised the church for her opposition to the HHS contraception and sterilization mandate. The church has been said to be "portraying itself as the victim of big government" and that "not all Catholic institutions are religious in nature.   Full Story

Wednesday February 8, 2012 Some of my fondest boyhood memories were those collected as I grew up living on the corner of Porter and Montana streets. Recently my mind was thinking of days past when out of the blue came a memory I haven’t thought of for many years: I began to think about the H.   Full Story

Wednesday February 8, 2012 On Sunday, Feb. 5, the Williamstown Youth Center held its annual Snowfest celebration at the Williams College Towne Field House and Chapman Skating Rink. Snowfest provided a wonderful family celebration for our community and, at the same time, allowed the Youth Center to raise money to support the programs which serve the children of Williamstown and the surrounding   Full Story

Wednesday February 8, 2012 In response to the (Wednesday, Feb. 1) letter from Eileen Monyahan -- I, too, am a runner who must run early in the morning. I have also experienced the same issues that you have regarding drivers who are not courteous or responsible. The problem with trying to educate people through a letter to the editor is that many of the irresponsible people may not read a   Full Story

Saturday February 4, 2012 I know a lot can change in four years, but I highly doubt that both the atmosphere and the student demographic at MCLA have changed enough to warrant Public Safety bearing arms. When I attended MCLA (Class of 2008), it was one of the most low-key places I had ever been to -- provided the Red Sox hadn’t won the World Series and you stayed off of Blackinton   Full Story

For social justice reasons, and simply as one of the tens of thousands of registered voters and citizens of this commonwealth, I am writing to openly, respectfully and impartially call upon Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, as well as all federal, state, county & municipal public office incumbents and candidates in Massachusetts to sign   Full Story

As a member of the faculty at MCLA, I was disappointed that your reporter did not seek a faculty perspective in your front-page story, "Trustees will vote on arming campus police." Especially as the faculty association surveyed its members on this issue. Of the 68 responding, 87 percent opposed the plan to arm campus police.   Full Story

Tuesday January 31, 2012 How fortunate are the people of Adams to have two treasures in their midst -- namely St. Stanislaus Kostka School and Eugene Michalenko of the Adams Historical Society. On Jan. 24, Eugene put on a display at the Kolbe Hall of pictures of the graduating classes of St. Stan’s School.   Full Story