Archive | February, 2016
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HITLER, uh, HITHER AND YON: LADY BOOTS HAS GOT TO GO; LET’s DO THE MATH

BY PLANET VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY, FEB. 8, 2016) — Kathy Yon must go. Let THE PLANET keep this simple. Pittsfield finds itself in a financial pinch one or two missteps from a full-blown crisis. It resulted from a generation of administrations, city councils, and school committees taking care […]

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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT … plus … THE COMMENT LINE IS OPEN

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEEKEND EDITION, FEB. 5-7, 2016) — And now for something completely different! www.DonaldJTrump.com – FEBRUARY 4TH 2016 – JOIN US FOR OUR NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY EVENTS Dear Dan, With just 5 days until the New Hampshire Primary we have some very exciting Donald J. Trump for […]

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GE’s COMING TO BOSTON. HOORAY!! … BUT! … DID PcbITTSFIELD ONCE AGAIN GET SNOOKERED?

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 2016) — There is a star-bursting rumor circulating with respect to Pittsfield regarding GE‘s recent decision to move its corporate HQ from Fairfield, CT to Boston. THE PLANET has heard it cross-referenced among several key sources for a few weeks. One of […]

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SOMETHING SMELLS AWFULLY FISHY ABOUT ‘FUMEGATE,’ THE LATEST ‘ACCIDENT’ MEANT TO PROVE HOW BADLY PITTSFIELD ‘NEEDS’ A NEW, $200MM SCHOOL

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3, 2016) — Do you hear the one about the “anti-freeze” leak. It, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, sent noxious-smelling fumes through Taconic High School yesterday. Kids by the dozens texted their parents, but the school kept everyone in class … … […]

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GARBO TALKS! HOUDINI LIVES! JIV RESPONDS! … BUT LADY BOOTS ISN’T OFF THE HOOK

BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, TUESDAY, FEB. 2, 2016) — As you know, yesterday THE PLANET invited JAKE and KATHY and KRISTEN and JOE to appear on PLANET VALENTI TELEVISION and respond at this website to our criticisms. Guess what? The phone rang! It was JIV, getting back to us! […]

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