BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016) — As a Letter to the Editor writer wrote last week to THE PLANET, Pittsfield has wasted too much time, energy, and resources on what the letter writer called infrastructure — building a new high school, a new parking deck, […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION, MAY 6-8, 2016) — Happy weekend, all. We begin with two “Letters to the Editor” that come from THE PLANET‘s large population of resident Wise Men — as opposed to Wise Guys, who are, truth be told, in abundance as well. […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016) — THE PLANET has written 1,442 columns since October 2010. Our first attempts were done with virtually no audience, something to be expected for a publishing enterprise that debuted un-foreshadowed and sprung on a clamshell fully formed from Apollo’s forehead. We […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016) — THE PLANET hit a nerve yesterday. We had near-record traffic, everywhere we went we ran into someone who had read or heard about our column, and the day even included not one but two e-mails from Pittsfield school supt. Jason […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016) — Here’s another secret Pittsfield Supt. of Schools Jason “Jake” JIV McCandless doesn’t want you to know. You can contact JIV for an official denial — we won’t bother because he’s been ordered not to talk to THE PLANET as the only […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016) — THE PLANET would like to share this excellent piece by our long-time friend, colleague, and economic mentor, Dr. Charles Trczinka. This piece was first published in the Indianapolis Star. ——– 000 ——– BY DR. CHARLES TRCZINKA Special to Planet […]
