The Berkshire Edge On-Air Wednesday October 14, 2020

The Berkshire Edge LLC is a locally owned, regional publication. Our goal is to provide – regularly and in depth – content that truly reflects the life, interests and aspirations of this unusually rich and vibrant community.

Guided by respected journalistic standards, the principle of fairness, the quest for truth, a commitment to social, economic and environmental justice, and an abiding admiration for the independent spirit of the Berkshires, The Berkshire Edge offers in-depth local news reports and features, perspectives on the arts, wide-ranging commentary, and a comprehensive calendar of events – all written, illustrated, and, in some cases performed, with wit, intelligence, insight and humor.

1. A local right-wing think tank, AIER, has issued a “Great Barrington Declaration,” to the effect that “herd immunity” is the only effective way to combat COVID19, so rather than vaccinate, let people get sick — and perhaps die. Is this what’s at the bottom of Trumps’ response to the virus?:
https://theberkshireedge.com/great-barrington-declaration-and-aier-feeling-heat-on-both-sides-of-the-atlantic/

2.  And while we’re on issues of national import, our writer Sheela Clary has written a thoughtful piece on the implications of the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court:
https://theberkshireedge.com/some-thoughts-on-amy-coney-barrett/

3.  Up in North County our feature writer Hannah Van Sickle profiles a North Adams filmmaker who documenting the prevalence of COVID19, and opioid addiction, in hopes of removing the stigma associated with these twin plagues:
https://theberkshireedge.com/filmmaker-aims-to-reduce-stigma-around-addiction-covid-19/

4.  Our columnist Carole Owens has written a fascinating story about the history of Great Barrington’t Main Street… and how the downtown has always had parking problems. On Christmas eve in 1825 there were 300 rigs tied up on Main Street:https://theberkshireedge.com/connections-109/

5…Each Tuesday evening the Clinton Church Restoration project is hosting a community reading of W.E.B. Du Bois’ “Souls of Black Folk.” Du Bois grew up in Great Barrington, and attended the Clinton Church.https://theberkshireedge.com/clinton-church-restoration-to-host-the-souls-of-black-folk-community-read/

6.  And lastly, we have a profile of the poet and Williams College faculty member Louise Gluck, who just won the Nobel Prize for Literature:
https://theberkshireedge.com/in-praise-of-falling-apart-and-standing-together/