MORE ON GE-PCBs: AGING GREEK GOD’S PROPHECY HAD IT RIGHT … ‘WARD 4 REST OF RIVER GROUP’ STATES ITS POSITION … AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CONSENT AGREEMENT REOPENERS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK … ALL THIS, EXCLUSIVE TO THE PLANET!!!

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MORE ON GE-PCBs: AGING GREEK GOD’S PROPHECY HAD IT RIGHT … ‘WARD 4 REST OF RIVER GROUP’ STATES ITS POSITION … AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CONSENT AGREEMENT REOPENERS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK … ALL THIS, EXCLUSIVE TO THE PLANET!!!

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, TUESDAY, OCT. 11, 2011) — With the important meeting set for tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., at Lenox Town Hall of PCBs, GE, and The Rest of the River, we present several related items to load the chamber. We urge everyone in Berkshire County to attend […]

October 11, 2011 22 Comments

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HOLIDAY NOTE: PLANET CONTINUES, ALMOST SINGLE-HANDEDLY, TO DRIVE DISCUSSION AND DEBATE OF GE-PCB ISSUE … KEY MEETING WEDNESDAY

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY, COLUMBUS DAY, 2011) — Yes, even THE PLANET enjoys an occasional holiday, as we are doing today. We have already had a lovely walk, a sunbath, and are about to host a small luncheon party with dear friends. We came on briefly to […]

October 10, 2011 76 Comments

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HARRIS AS WBRK STATE-REP-DEBATE MODERATOR: THE CONTROVERSY CONTINUES … PLUS … DAVE MARTINDALE EXPLAINS WHY THE GE TOXINS QUESTION ISN’T JUST LIMITED TO PCBs

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, SATURDAY, OCT. 8, 2011) — The controversy over Allen Harris of Berkshire Money Management in a radio-debate moderator’s role continues, as a current office holder, wanting to remain unnamed, calls the decision by WBRK radio “highly suspect and a sure sign that [Harris] has […]

October 8, 2011 67 Comments

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YANKS SWALLOW BITTER PILL AS BOSTON REMAINS ‘TITLETOWN’ … MONEYMAN HARRIS AS DEBATE MODERATOR PUTS AN ETHICAL AND LEGAL CAN OF WORMS ON WBRK PLATE … and … ‘REST OF RIVER’ MEETING AS BIG AS IT GETS, WITH STAKES AS HIGH AS THEY GO

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, FRIDAY, OCT. 7, 2011) — Now we can say the baseball season is truly over. ‘Tis much worse to fail in the first round of the playoffs than not to qualify for post-season, especially when you take a team into competition that just led […]

October 7, 2011 36 Comments

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CRUCIAL MEETING ‘REST OF THE RIVER’ SET FOR OCT. 12, LENOX, AT 6:30 p.m. … THE PLANET’S DISCUSSION OF THIS VITAL AND LIFE-CHANGING STORY CONTINUES

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THURSDAY, OCT. 6, 2011) — And so in this sloppy business called government, the battles rage, usually with good intent among well-purposed people but sometimes not. The bad actors most always stand exposed by the fruits of their work. FRUITS FAIR AND FOUL The fruits […]

October 6, 2011 16 Comments

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!!PLANET EXCLUSIVE!! THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PCB QUESTION … THE STOOLEY WEIGHS IN ON NICHOLS ETC. … AND … YOU CAN’T DO THAT IN A JUICER

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary ANOTHER VIEW ON PCB ISSUE (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5, 2011) — There are multiple views on what to do with the tons of remaining PCBs that GE left in the ground, the water, and elsewhere in Pittsfield and, by extension, southbound on the Housatonic River. […]

October 5, 2011 68 Comments

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PAINTING AND PAVING … VITAL PCB MEETING SET FOR OCT. 12 … MORE ON SHERMAN MATTER … TYLER STREET: PARADE BY DEFAULT … PLUS … PLANET AND BEN FRANKLIN: SEPARATED AT BIRTH? THE STOOLEY KNOWS

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 2011) — Hello. Thanks for checking in. Today, we present various and sundry items that have landed on THE PLANET. DON’T YOU PAINT AFTER YOU PAVE? Residents of Williams Street have been scratching their heads trying to figure out the city’s […]

October 4, 2011 36 Comments

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SHERMAN RESPONDS TO “COUNCIL PREZ” STORY, CALLING IT ‘A LIE OR FABRICATION’ …PLANET CORRECTED BY SEN. DOWNING ON COST OF STATE HOUSE … plus … and WHAT DOES A CHRISTMAS TREE AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE IN COMMON? SHERIFF BOWLER HELPS US OUT

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary FIRST ADD, 10/3/11 SHERMAN RESPONDS, CALLS COMMENTS ‘A LIE OR FABRICATION’ THE PLANET has received a response to our posting about Kevin Sherman and the open meeting laws from my Right Honorable Good Friend Councilor Sherman. We post it the substance of the message as follows. “For […]

October 3, 2011 37 Comments

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SHERMAN NEXT COUNCIL PREZ? … MALUMPHY CAMPAIGN: BATTLE BY PROXY … BAY STATE LEGISLATURE MOST EXPENSIVE IN NATION … and … GUEST WRITER RAISES STARTLING QUESTIONS IN TRIPLE MURDER !!PLANET EXCLUSIVE!!

By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, SATURDAY, OCT. 1, 2011) — Welcome, my dear friends, to October, when men rake leaves and women are glad they do. Today, we have some quick observations to share, and then we turn the page over to our guest commentator, Francois Arneau. SHERMAN NEXT […]

October 1, 2011 44 Comments

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