THE PLANET’S FEARLESS ELECTION ROUNDUP, PT. 2: CLERK, SCHOOL COMMITTEE
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
Part Two of Two
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, COLUMBUS DAYOCT. 11, 2021) — Today THE PLANET celebrates Columbus Day, not Indigestible People’s Day, an apt time to conclude our Fearless Election Roundup (FER). Our FER will never be politically correct, only correct politically.
On the hot seat: city clerk and school committee.
CITY CLERK
Generally, THE PLANET hates unopposed races, but with incumbent Michele Benjamin, we have few concerns. Benjamin has proven and effective, reliable clerk, on top of the office and responsive to requests. We especially appreciate welcoming manner and that of her staff, Heather Brazeau, assistant clerk; associate clerks Doreen Jamross and Ashley Gangell; and Sabrina Gogan, licensing board clerk.
What does the clerk’s office do? Not many people know. From the city’s website:
Perhaps more than any other public official, the City Clerk symbolizes the stability and continuity of local government. The official duties and responsibilities of the City Clerk are established by Massachusetts General Laws and the Code of the City of Pittsfield. The City Clerk issues licenses and permits, collects birth, marriage, and death records, serves as recording officer, and is the custodian of valuable municipal records. As Chief Election Official, the City Clerk supervises elections, voter registration, and conducts the annual city census, and is a member of the Board of Registrars. The City Clerk provides staff assistance to the City Council including agenda preparation, recording minutes, and archiving petitions, orders, and ordinances. The City Clerk acts as the hub of government for the general public, all city departments, and numerous federal, state, and local agencies.
Michele M. Benjamin michelecetti@gmail.com
94 Barker Road
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
School committee has typically been a Soviet Block election, the six elected members seeking “reelection” with zero challengers or at best, a token candidate. This yearthe situation’s a little better, with nine candidates, five of whom are challengers.
School Committee candidates, moderators during recent debate (Photo: news kudos.com)
THE PLANET needs not employ too many photons detailing the dreadful performance of this committee. Besides hiring a series of “safe” superintendents — afraid of true change, worried more about image and compensation than performance, caving to the latest “progressive” policies — the school committee uncritically raising department salaries, approve top-loaded staffing, creating fake positions such as the “Cain’t Tuch Dis” Cultural Proficiency Coach, and other sins of omission and commission.
For a department that consumes between 70 and 75% of the $179 million city budget ($125-$134 million), you’d think this committee would take its responsibilities seriously. That’s not the case with the current lineup. Consequently, teachers are leaving in droves, kids have taken over the classrooms, violent altercations are the norm, and suicide-risk assessments of students are almost as common as math classes.
Of the nine candidates, four are incumbents: Mark Brazeau, Bill Cameron, Dan Elias, and Alison McGee. Challengers number five: Sara Hathaway, Kate Lauzon, Karen Murray, Vicky Smith, and Bill Tyer. Two current members, Kathy “Lady Boots” Yon and Nyanna “Enos” Slaughter, won’t be coming back, deciding not to press their luck. This guarantees the next committee will improve. Yon as chair did nothing but set back the cause of reform, and Slaughter, the mayor’s replacement after Dennis Powell resigned, proved to be woefully in over her head.
The only incumbent worthy of a vote is Cameron. He’s generally proven to be one of those rare insiders who actually thinks for himself. Brazeau had timed out, Elias seems to running on fumes, and McGee proved her lack of integrity by selling out to the Bike Mafia. With functionaries such as McGee, one sign never fails that she’s bad news: “It’s for The Children.”
THE PLANET notes with great interest Hathaway’s name, and we’re glad to see it. Her mayoral experience coupled with time in the classroom, she makes her the ideal SC candidate — on paper at least. We loved two things about Hathaway as mayor. First, she was a policy wonk. Second, she had Moxie, a cute little saint who would accompany Sara when she did “The Dan Valenti Show” on WBRK.
Lauzon earned her spot by virtue of lots of public-service involvement, especially with Tyler Street. Tyer, as we said on a previous post, has never NOT been involved in efforts to make a difference through involvement in campaigns and volunteer work. Murray and Smith have one great thing going for them. They’re not incumbents. That in itself is worth a vote.
Mark Brazeau mbrazeau0608@gmail.com
33 Melrose Avenue
William J. Cameron williamcamerone@hotmail.com
1016 West Street
Daniel C. Elias delias@pittsfield.net
201 Mohegan Street
Sara L. Hathaway Hathawayforpittsfield@yahoo.com
Sara Hathaway (PLANET file photo)
17 Walnut Street
Katie E. Lauzon edukate4pittsfield@gmail.com
197 Second Street, 1
Alison McGee aamcgee@gmail.com
979 North Street
Karen Reis Kaveney Murray karenkaveney@gmail.com
177 Burke Avenue Ext.
Vicky M. Smith Vicky.smith4550@gmail.com
1218 West Street
Bill Tyer billtyer@mail.com
17 Richardson Street
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In the weeks ahead, we’ll check in on the campain (no, not a typo!) and supply FER updates. Sometime before Election Day, we’ll present our endorsements.
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“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”
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Tyer is the only non gobsig.
Pittsfield’s “Level 5” School Committee has 6 seats plus Mayor Linda Tyer that takes in many millions of dollars in state administered federal funding, but no one knows where the money actual goes – meaning it’s millions in funding is all really a “Cash Cow” for Pittsfield politics instead of for public education.
What is worse is that everyone – faculty, staff, including former Pittsfield Superintendent Jason “Jake” McCandless who now works in Williamstown, and over 650 students – all choose to bolt from the Pittsfield public school district faster than the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt can run the 100 meter dash. Retired Superintendent Bill Cameron knows all about Pittsfield’s failing public schools, but he always votes for business as usual, which has long been Pittsfield politics’ sarcastic tagline.
Sara Hathaway, along with 5 other women teachers, received an unspecified cash settlement from the Pittsfield public school district’s insurance policy for age discrimination in the Spring of 2015 – or 6.5 years ago when Dan Bianchi was the Mayor. I must give due credit to Sara Hathaway for her rightfully opposing Pittsfield politics’ worst snake oil salesman Jimmy Ruberto since 2001 – or for the past 20 years. Sara Hathaway was right about him long before most people learned the hard way. I wonder how many votes she will receive for School Committee in the November election? I also wonder how she would work with Mayor Linda Tyer, seeing how they are on opposing sides of Pittsfield politics?
The Pittsfield school committee should be disbanded entirely. Their record over the last 30 years is nothing short of abysmal. They have done much more harm than good and should be peer reviewed by a very outside non partisan group from Japan or Hong Kong. Firstly though, a forensic audit of their finances should be undertaken and made public.
The whole school system reeks of cash cow syndrome with educating children a far distant concern. And it is not going to change which is why cognizant parents harboring hope for their children opt out of the system.
Trumps Iowa speech Saturday was a revolutionary speech telling his cult that they could not wait 4 years for him to come back to save our country…….how does this board understand this statement?I’m guessing you are good with these overthrow speeches….
TSC – Could you stop thinking aboutTrump for just a minute and tell us all just one thing that Biden has done positive for the USA? Even the media is stating he is failing in all aspects. You must have inside information on just one thing he had done correctly. Thanks.
He ended a twenty year war,has fought against Fox anti vaccine politics so that democrats do succeed at ending the pandemic and has a 250 billion dollar a year infastructure bill ready to go as soon as tomorrow.Employing millions and redoing hard prjects.While we are doing these positive things Trump is advocating chaos and the end of democracy using the ignorant as covid victims and domestic terrorist.
Tell us more about fox anti vaccination policies
Trump has the freedom to lie and those lies are for the small thinkers.He never conceded and that was so un-American….Ignorance is the key to Trumps extreme power.For those that thought America was an educated patriotic exceptional place we find ourself where Germans found themselves facing fear of others and Trump preaches himself as savior and the limited poor uneducated Christians are following him in what they believe is a fight against the devil…..
You need to stop the hate speech. It’s old
Seeing a post from TSC is like getting a bonus track on a Yoko Ono album
I can’t believe you are still full pants off pleasuring your self over what Biden and company is doing to this country in a short ten months.
TSC, want a cracker! TSC want a cracker! Does TSC want a cracker! Yeah, sucks keep hear the same crap over and over. Please stop.
Dan, I thought the Berkshire Beagle announced several months ago that Allison McGee (along with Kathy Yon) would not be running for re-election to the school committee? Is she really on the ballot, and was that announcement bogus, in order to get rid of the heat she generated by her conflict of interest in pushing the bike park at Springside?
City Clerk Benjamin sent me the official list of nominees. McGee’s name was included.
Maybe that’s fibber Magee Dan. Oh,and happy not from around here day. Hey,I gotta swell idea, chane Columbus Ave to wrong way st.
Like the idea, but wouldn’t Melville Street be more accurate. We could call it Wrong-Way Way.
….along with Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Micky Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Mighty Mouse, Tony the Tiger, Lucky Charms, the 7 Dwarfs, Underdog, and Roger Rabbit – all of whom would do a better job on the Pittsfield School Committee than the current roster of Old Hat candidates.
Whatever happened to Parent Teacher Associations across the country instead of these school committees/school boards? PTA’s are being given less and less power across the country and don’t even exist in some places. In Virginia, this PTA had all kinds of tricks played on it to give them less power. PTA members complained that the PTA appears to funnel parents into roles as servants for teachers and administrators, rather than the reverse.
With all that is happening with CRT (Critical Race Theory) across the country and parent involvement in their children’s education being called terrorist activity, it’s no wonder that Progressives want the PTA to be completely disbanded or neutered.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/state-pta-threatens-to-disband-tj-pta-after-its-asian-parents-reject-anti-merit-policies
Parents under the Biden administration are now considered a potential terrorizing threat to the school committee’s across the country for wanting input on their children’s current indoctrination curriculum they don’t want for their children. Garland has the FBI on the case. And Garland has a son in law who is making bank off the materials for the CRT curriculums across the country his company provides. I don’t much care for Mitch McConnell , but he definitely helped the country with not letting Garland become a sitting Supreme Court justice for life.
Can you even imagine this guy on the Supreme Court if he would treat parents this way? Best thing that ever happened is keeping him far way from the Supreme Court. Unfortunately we have him as Attorney General and that is bad too. This is what we would see in Nazi Germany where anyone who questioned the Nazi party was a target, but it’s happening here in America. Don’t question what is being taught in these government run schools. People need to wake up to the control that these far left Progressives want over all Americans.
Pat, I can’t picture him in his current position never mind sitting on the high court. The progressives still think he should be seated and the reason is very clear and was clear why. This is why the same people want to pack the court.
Trump said as dictator he won’t allow black history to be taught to anyone he knows that racist love his Republican hate.
Happy COLUMBUS day! Just remember, your Marxist/communist school committee voted to rename our holiday over the objections of a large group of people in support of Columbus. Throw the incumbents out!
They could have renamed Columbus Day “Sex Workers Day”
I am part Indian and I support Columbus Day
Are the politicians that screw us sex workers?
Hunter Biden screwed sex workers
WE are in a very dangerous time as Trump lied all Saturday night in his babbling crazy illness of his mind speech.He spoke to his anti vaccine crowd in whisper that they adore about how the evil democrats will not be allowed to take their country away.Democrat are now not Ameticans.Obama was not legitimate and Biden was not legitimate and the democratic system of voting is not legitimate as Putin is using Americas ignorant to do away with America……Authoritarianism will come for their guns.
TSC’s right hand is in sex worker union
Maybe, but not in a good way.
Just don’t name it Angelo Stracuzzi Day, please
Tell ‘‘em Angelo sent ya
Linda is the daughter of chief throwing bull
No, you’re not. Why do you mock the claims of indigenous people? It is rather pathetic that you’d poke fun at them.
Sure I am. I have as much Indian blood as Elizabeth Warren. You cannot prove otherwise. I fully support Columbus Day.
Happy Columbus Day everyone! Enjoy your day , may you have many more.
Christopher Columbus is the only illegal immigrant liberals hate
Minorities threw Trump out of office and put in a people agenda.
I stand with John Gruden. Totally agree with him
He quit but he’s still the coach
Let’s Go Brandon
https://youtu.be/IpX1wBrCymo
Yeah, but not for American people. The people of China, Russia and the third world are the ones
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JokdtLSt5ruoDU2c6
Adios Jon Gruden.
Cancel Culture run amok.
Trump /Fox canceled vaccines masks and and a 250 billion dollar infastrucure bill.
His ignorance cost him 25 million.He thought he was the boss over his minorities. He had no respect but he demanded respect.
But not for democrats
Oh come on, Dan. Gruden deserved to get sh*tcanned for all the stupid misogynistic, racist, and bigoted garbage he spewed.
He owes Dungy for his Super Bowl ring anyway.
You are wrong again. Nothing Gruden stated was factually inaccurate
Nope. Nothing Gruden stated was factually inaccurate
Nonsense. Mocking the lips of an African American is racist garbage.
There’s a reason why the Bucs are removing Gruden from their RIng of Honor.
You don’t have a clue.
It’s not as simple as that. This isn’t a black-white polemic.
Well put Dan. It was a private communication that hurt nobody. The reader of the email was not offended
You may want to read Gruden’s emails again.
Again. And pay attention. Nothing Gruden stated is factually inaccurate. Nothing.
Just the racism, misogyny, and homophobia. But, it’s football, right? So, it doesn’t matter because Gruden won a Super Bowl with a team put together by a black man.
Goodness, your posts are mendacious and shallow.
Yeah, and he won that SB with Trent Dilfer at QB!!!
For the last time and if this is over your head that is sad. Nothing Grufen said is factually inaccurate
Pete White’s radio interview:
White hopes to lean on formidable electoral base in Pittsfield city council race | WAMC
There is a large block of union voters who are told how to vote. These mindless puppetts are tools used to keep the special interests in control. The downward spiral will continue BUT the bottom is coming in to view. Rock bottom. The point of no return.
Ok Karen…..
Translation: he’s relying on low information voters.
Earl Persip’s radio interview:
Persip lays out case for third term on Pittsfield city council | WAMC
Funny how local progressives calling for this day to be renamed refuse to address the problem of our state seal.
Funny how Helen Moon isn’t demanding that we change the name of Columbus Ave to Indigenous Ave. …yet.
Funny how today is also national coming out day and our progressive DA hasn’t used the power of her office to apologize for the railroading and death of Bernie Baran, and the decades of harm that caused to our local gay community
Progressives can’t cherry-pick if we chop down their cherry tree!
Pittsfield should have a Bernie Baran Day to remind us of the colossal failure of our own local justice system. And though this colossal failure has been largely covered up or buried, it did happen and we should be forever reminded in hopes that local power brokers never again are allowed to run amok.
Oh wait, it is happening as we speak…
One hundred years ago Columbus Day the Cleveland Indians won the World Series.
and somebody should probably get a hold of that trophy bury it at Little Big Horn. And they should make John Gruden watch.
By the way, how in the hell does Notre Dame get to call themselves the Fighting Irish”? This seems to suggest that Irish people like to go around starting shit and as one who has some Irish DNA I am deeply offended. Where can I apply for reparations?
Good one, GAS.
Actually that is spot on a g. You must have pulled that one out of your ass.
In your case it should be the Farting Irish
Bee’s Day. I agree. Poor guy.
Wonder if Pete Marchetti will help us put together the first annual Bernie Baran memorial gay pride parade?
Poor Baran.Railroaded at worst. This was the start of the Harrington era and l——q
Let’s reach out
We’re queer, We’re here…. stacked red stilettos for A MIlee, eh’emm.
Tell ‘‘em Carmen sent ya
Anyone can see how unsafe it is to seek redress under Capefear.
Pretty sure we know who the phobe is is
Squiggy Roberto already tried to do that.
Waiting to hear one of the candidates for school committee state they want to close a school and pare down the administration. They could sprinkle in they will sell the administrative office, maybe to Milltown and a bike shop. They could move into PHS to save more money.
Yes. As the Beach Boys sang, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?”
Will the new “affordable” apartments at the old fire station be extended into the Dairy Cone property? Will they be grabbing that next?
White man still appropriating Native American culture and making them “ride in the back of the bus.”
Two years ago before this was hip and trendy these breeding Karens with kids that are the opposite of color didn’t give a crap about Native Americans.
What happened to that dude who used to run these pow wows,a friend of the Stephen town giant.
Fidel moved back West
Was Liz Warren there?
She smoke’m peace pipe, send’m smoke signals to Great White Chief in Washington?
Nance Pelosi crowing that they will take items out of the expensive bills so they don’t cost so much, but don’t worry we will still get the transformation of America. Because it’s not just the amount of these bills that is so insane, but what is in them. Total control over the people of this country by big government and Nance and her wealthy globalist buddies couldn’t be happier about how they will boss all of us around while they get wealthier and wealthier from all of that tax money and the investments they are making on their transformative infrastructure in these bills.
In the end, we die. Everyone.
But not so for federal programs
There is a saying from one of our founding fathers which says that a government which is big enough to provide everything you NEED, is by design powerful enough to take EVERYTHING you HAVE. That
includes your freedom.
Everything anyone needs to know in a nutshell. You said it J2S.
Pelosi will have a very prosperous holiday season with every expensive gift she ever wanted now that pesky Trump is out of the way so she and her globalist best buddies can live in the style they have become accustomed to for the rest of their lives. Americans will get their scraps while fighting for the few remaining items in the stores. Yeah, you’ll get some childcare and all the pot you need, but the far left politicians will be living large thanks to all the lies they told the American public. Did you see Nancy covetously eyeing that expensive looking bowl when she visited with the Pope? The Vatican better check to make sure she didn’t make off with it since she has shown herself to be very greedy.
Hopefully someday soon there will be karmic justice for Nancy and her globalist pals for all of the lies they have told to Americans.
There is NO vaccine mandate on paper. Resist companies trying to impose a mandate that has no requirements and no timeframe.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/10/bidens-called-vaccine-mandate-jeopardizes-millions-jobs-doesnt-exist-mirage/
It was written on the Zig Zag rolling papers they all use in the White House. Joe and company should have used his bong this time instead.
TSC saw it when he was zooming with Jeffrey Tubin.
WAMC has an interesting interview with the DA. Says she is going to do better.
Enter. You can’t get any worse.
PAUL: “Got to admit it’s getting better, it’s getting better, all the time.”
JOHN & GEORGE: “Can’t get no worse”
from SGT. PEPPER.
She cannot do any worse. Again,this hysteria about hate and anti Jew, Gay, Black is just that,hysteria. The people against these groups are fruitcakes,period. And what about the people that are handicapped or not pleasant to look at,or are classified as unintelligent or dirt bags just on appearance? Where are their advocates. Where do you think bullying comes from. Kids don’t fit in,they look weird or dress weird? We need to stop judging other people because of what they look like for one. It’s how they act that really matters.
Abuse & victimization leads to handicap unpleasant ugly dirt bags. Literally they create monsters with their ineptitude in the BDAO.
Holy shakey voice. Where was she on the night of the 21st ?
She can’t be worse
Holy moly Batman, who would say something so dumb? “My first priority is taking care of the staff here in the district attorney’s office,” said Harrington.
The best thing to happen to Harrington is covid. She’s been able to hide but not anymore. Plea tracker – what a crock. Harrington and her band are terrified of trial. That puts every defense attorney in the drivers seat and they know it. What a ruin she has made of justice for victims in Berkshire County. PS Our cops are still racially biased according to Harrington. How can any self respecting cop allow themselves to be photographed with this imbecile?
By that she means special jobs for Andy
Maybe Josh is the new Andy.
I meant she can’t do a more horrible job than she’s already doing
Never underestimate Wrong Ways ability to screw things up.
I know of a family in Berkshire County, they have had a complaint into her office about their 13 year old daughter who was “allegedly” raped by a law enforcement officer from Berkshire county.
They turned over hundreds of text messages, he sent pictures of his penis, he sent pictures of himself masturbating, he “allegedly” coerced this girl into sending nude pictures and videos, and eventually met her for sex a number of times.
She’s yet to do a god damn thing.
So when she says she supports victims and those who have been trafficked or coerced for sex, she’s lying. She’s horrible, Andrea Harrington re-victimizes victims because she just doesn’t care.
If you want, send us the name of the family and look into it.
I guarantee if there was a complaint to the police in the town where this happened, it would be properly investigated and the department of children and families would have to be notified by law. These cases take lots of time and often are not what they appear. And if the alleged perpetrators was a cop, it would get extra attention to assure a thorough investigation. Harrington has absolutely nothing to do with it, unless and until police file charges. Incompetence may reign supreme in her office, or not, but the cops will properly investigate.
It was brought to the investigative unit in her office. It’s been two years. The evidence was PERFECTLY clear.
If it takes her office now almost three years to seek an indictment on a sexual predator, she’s doing it wrong.
A family member was told from one of the investigating officers that they delay is with the DA and them not getting the direction and instruction they need.
This guy groomed this girl from 11 years old. I’m sure he’s doing it to or has done it to other girls. Harrington is just making more victims while she goes on trips and tries to figure out her own legal problems.
The police do not need the DAs permission to make an arrest or file charges. Period. She can certainly have them dropped but they don’t legally need her blessing, thank God. Not even the state police.
I mean the police in her DA’s office. Her investigators are handling this and unless she gives the OK, nothing happens. Her budget, her investigation. Seems like you just love sticking up for her.
According to the Andrea Harrington School of Law, all members of the Charles Manson family are not responsible for murder, except for Charlie himself. The “Studies are clear.” Just like the evidence shows injection sites work. The only thing clear is Harrington is 100% full of BS.
“The studies are clear that most young adults will grow out of criminal behavior by their mid-twenties and the vast majority of these crimes are low-level offenses,” Harrington said. “The decision-making part of a child’s brain is not fully developed until the age of 25. With appropriate interventions instead of aggressive prosecution, we, as a community, can help make the next generation safer and healthier.”
https://www.mass.gov/news/berkshire-district-attorney-harrington-launches-new-juvenile-justice-initiative
but if they are it was not their fault
Not better than nothing. We would literally be better off with no DA given the damage she has caused. Anyone can beat her.
What is the age of a gang member you ask? That would be 17-18. Thanks to DA Andrea Harrington those “kids” shooting up and shooting around Pittsfield will go to juvenile court and be treated with kid gloves. What would you do if you ran a drug operation? Move to Pittsfield! It’s open season for drug dealing and crime here. Did you know you voted for that?
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/statehouse/bills-raise-age-juvenile-court-mass/article_13b9bf2a-2b99-11ec-b0f9-efb21c73f91e.html
Yes, and that’s why Pittsfield, county seat of The Beautiful Berkshires, has become one of the top cities east of the Mississippi for drug trafficking.
NO.
The real reason Pittsfield became a drug trafficking hotspot goes back to when Hillcrest had a contract with New York State to take their overflow drug users and sellers and rehabilitate ’em out here in the sticks.
This coincided with the DUI law in Mass. that said if you got three DUIs, you automatically go to jail.
The rehabilitated folks from New York finish the program here, and happen to notice that accessing the social safety net here, as compared to New York where one will stand in line for hours and hours if not days, here it’s like “I Dream of Jeannie”: cross your arms and blink, there’s your food stamps! Cross your arms and blink, there’s some cash twice a month!
Same rehabilitated folks just spent 28 days in treatment with locals, and had likely heard something like: “I’d love to keep partying but I have these two DUIs. If only there were a substance that would be delivered to the house on demand so I’m not driving around drunk all the time”.
It was a perfect storm of legislation and contracts, and people with some hardcore contacts in the big city, and Pittsfield was the unintended consequence.
Now just for fun, go back and look at when Sarah Hathaway was mayor and decided to start shutting off street lights to save the city money. How many of the street lights shut off were real close to a some of the popular watering holes, thereby theoretically increasing the risk of drunk or buzzed driving accidents and catching charges?
So this one little municipal cost-saving measure ADDED to the local demand for something that would let people keep partying but not put them behind the wheel after drinking.
Really, just a shit ton of unintended consequences is what got us to where we are today in terms of the prevalence of the drug trade here.
That is part of the story but there is a lot more that caused this city to become a drug/gang hotbed. It’s not as simple as what you have stated.
No it is definitely not that simple. There are many pieces to the story.
We were, and are, economically vulnerable.
Then our fearless? Peeerless? Yeah, let’s go with peerless, leadership DOUBLES DOWN on crime by building an expensive new jail and while that *does* relieve economic distress for the few, the brave, the hand-picked grads of SJHS, what our peerless leaders neglect to inform the Kapanskis is that in order to maintain, due to mandatory minimums meaning we can’t keep recycling the same guys through there for 6 to 9 months every couple of years, we’re gonna need more criminals.
What to do, what to do?
Welp.
As usual Pittsfield is a little late to the prison building boom party, and while top LE across the country is now speaking out against mandatory minimums, we have the Capeless Crusader who, whether he agrees with them or not, has literally painted himself into the corner with the construction of this new prison here, and basically tells us to get rid of mandatory minimums ,we will have to pry them from his cold dead hands.
And the Berkshire county voters go, “Hold my beer.”
And here we are.
And we are still praying for sheetrock but it does feel like we’re praying for it a lot less frequently now.
You mean the mayor Hideaway that said the shootings on north street were an aberration?
Baker is an idiot. Still issuing executive orders despite fact that covid emergency is over. His vaccine mandates are causing staffing shortages, and now he wants school kids covid tested even though kids are the least vulnerable to the virus.
Let’s get rid of this RINO – Geoff Diehl for Guv!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/10/massachusetts-governor-activates-national-guard-test-school-children-covid/
Baker could learn a thing or two from Guv Abbott….
https://thefederalist.com/2021/10/12/gov-abbott-bans-any-entity-from-mandating-covid-vaccines-in-texas/
And Gov. Costello. I can see it now, a classic Universal Horror: Abbott and Costello Meet Politicians
Maybe WAMC’s Josh Landes could act like a real journalist for 30 seconds and call some victim’s family members and a few constiuents? Nah, just record what the DA says and put it on the air. What a complete hack.
There are so many stories that, for whatever reason, Josh won’t touch. Could be his boss, Chartock, and the latter’s cozy relationships with The Suits.
Chartock can barely gum his food.
Click the thumbs up button if you’d like to vote for TSC for buffoon of the year.
Sara Hathaway has my vote for any office she ever runs in ever!
TIMMY
We agree! THE PLANET strongly recommends Sara for School Committee.