By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015) — Today THE PLANET applauds a small victory for We The People in our never-ending battle against Big Brother and the excesses of government. It gives one faint hope that in our continuing fight to uphold privacy and our Constitutional protections, […]
By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015) — North Korea has long been a source of fascination for THE PLANET, going back to childhood, when our war play alternated between fighting Germans and “Japs” in WWII and duking it out on Pork Chop Hill with Gregory Peck. […]
By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2015) — What are we to say about the aftermath of the death of Freddie Gray while in custody of the Baltimore police? The curfew has been lifted, and the city has conducted “victory” celebrations. Victory for what? Who won anything? In […]
By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015) — The heroin epidemic ravaging the country, state, county, city, neighborhoods, and homes has produced a devastating, incalculable toll on individuals, families, and communities. As you drive Pittsfield’s neighborhoods, streets seem to contain a bit more trash. Houses appear more unkempt […]
By DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI News Commentary Third of 3 Parts (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEEKEND EDITION, MAY 1-3, 2015) — On May Day, THE PLANET skips the parade of missiles and ballistics, intending, rather, to conclude our series on the circus crisis in Dalton. Interesting, those two words: “c-i-r-c-u-s” and “c-r-i-s-i-s” — how alike in […]
