Could infected ticks disrupt the Berkshires environmental economy? BOOK REVIEW: “Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change” By Mary Beth Pfeiffer Copyright, Island Press-Center for Resource Economics, Washington, D.C., 304 pages, Publication Date: April 17, 2018. ISBN: 9781610918459 READ FULL TEXT OF INTERVIEW Interview/Review by Bill Densmore / wpdensmore@gmail.com Mary Beth Pfeiffer is a free-lance journalist […]
VERBATIM: Howard Dean on the failure of the American media to call out Donald Trump’s campaign untruths
Here is a transcript of recorded remarks by former Vermont governor and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean to a public audience of about 150 people at Williams College on Thurs., Jan. 12, 2017, at Williamstown, Mass. These remarks about the media were part of question-and-answer period which followed a lecture by Dean on recent presidential […]
Vermont Community Foundation offers NGOs a chance to improve digital/print storytelling skills
In nearby Vermont, North Bennington artist Amy Anselmo has sent along the post below about one in a series of statewide workshops hosted by the Vermont Story Lab, formed in 2016. She says the aim is “to draw together the expertise of many nonprofit professionals across the state to build a robust network of storytelling […]
Cat Cartoon by Anna Moriarty Lev
My favorite economic development idea for Williamstown. . .
By Ben Greenfield . . .is to improve the quality and lower the cost of internet access. Our town population is over 50% knowledge workers, and knowledge can be easily imported and exported using this communication media. The great thing about internet access is that it can be buried underground or hung on the […]
“No Thanks” to Pharmaceutical Prices
By Michael Bedford Cost decisions on our nation’s medical industry are made by the major pharmaceutical corporations, with little or no regulation by the U.S. government. In contrast, across Europe and Canada, medicine prices are controlled by government oversight, limiting what companies can charge. This lack of U.S. government oversight allows the medical […]
GAIL SEZ. WHAT TO DO IN JUNE 2016
GAIL SEZ. WHAT TO DO IN JUNE 2016 You don’t need me to tell you that EVERYTHING is open and running full-tilt in the Berkshires for the next three months! So I am going to try to focus on some out-of-the-way opportunities you might enjoy. An Ounce of Prevention: You know that you and […]
Can a Dead Cat Bounce? Inside thinking of Kinder Morgan on its gas pipeline proposal
Can a Dead Cat Bounce? Inside thinking of Kinder Morgan on its gas pipeline proposal By Sam Smith [Sam Smith, Williamstown resident, has been preparing a report of the more than two-year battle between Kinder Morgan and local New England residents about KM’s proposal to build a pipeline carrying natural gas through New York […]
Heed the call! Birdcalls are at their peak in prime locations a few minutes from where you live.
Heed the call! Birdcalls are at their peak in prime locations a few minutes from where you live By Pat Wilk When you leave your home tomorrow morning, stop for a moment or two and just listen. You should hear a bird call or two, and then a few more. The longer you pause, the […]
Statements from candidates running for Williamstown Planning Board
Statements from candidates running for Williamstown Planning Board Anne W. Hogeland—Candidate for one TWO-YEAR seat on Planning Board As a lawyer and an active member of the Williamstown community for 22 years, I’ve engaged in several efforts combining big-picture planning with fine-detail implementation, a background that I believe is well-suited to the Board. (See bio […]