StageStruck: Rethinking the Future

StageStruck: Rethinking the Future

Kate Maguire is in her 17th season as artistic director of the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge. (See also “Theater That Matters” in this issue.) BTF is one of the oldest summer theaters in the country, established in 1928 in a jewel-box playhouse...

Letters: What Do You Think?

Change of Command If, as you say, Obama must withdraw the troops, “declare a victory and leave,” fine (see “the Fall of Stanley McChrystal,” July 1, 2010). But do it now. General McChrystal understands something you do not, namely, that every...

Imperium Watch: Greensburg Rules

Who are our leaders? Where do we find them? So many times the real leaders aren’t in Washington, New York or Los Angeles; often they’re people we don’t even know by name. To the Leadership Hall of Fame let’s nominate the residents of...

Between the Lines: Springfield's Budget Blues

The new Springfield city budget has been finalized for a couple of weeks now—but don’t expect the political aftershocks it created to die down any time soon. The municipal budget process has never exactly been smooth sailing for the Sarno administration....

Support Your Local Peaceniks

Franklin County peace activists are expecting some unwelcome guests at their weekly vigil this Saturday: local Tea Partiers. The peace vigil, which has been held regularly on the Greenfield Common since 2003, has been selected as the site of a competing rally on July...