Today’s Top 5 * Today’s Top 5: Top 5 Reasons to Elect Mark Miller in the 3rd Berkshire District: (1) He’s a man of ideas and intellect, both honest and honorable (2) He’s a human being, if you know what I mean, not a cold fish (3) He has a great website loaded with information […]
We said we’d be back before the day was through. As always, The Planet is true to our word. This interesting note emerged today when discussing the Chris Speranzo boondoggle among my media colleagues. Speranzo has the worst track record among all Berkshire reps in terms of press relations. He simply doesn’t communicate. He has […]
The Planet will be back later on in the evening for more posts after a busy early morning doing two guest radio spots. We’re in between deadlines at this moment, so let’s dash off a couple or three quickies. First, a word about the “Response” or “Talk Back” feature of this site. The Internet is […]
The Planet heard from a Very Credible Source (VCS) by phone yesterday, who adding a few valuable cents to the controversy swirling around Chris Speranzo’s political intentions and the wake that will follow, particularly as it concerns Jonathan Lothrop. Specifically, VCR told us in confidence (that is, not for attribution but to share) that Lothrop has no […]
Clearing out the Spawtz Notebook, I will remind my readers that tomorrow, at 9:05 a.m. for the hour, I return to my broadcasting home of 14 years, WBRK, to join Bullet Bob Shade for an hour of live sports talk. Your calls will be welcome. I also have this: * The NFL is walking a […]
Organizers of the scheduled 4th Berkshire District debate bent over backwards to accommodate William “Smitty” Pignatelli, to no avail. Clearly, Pignatelli has no intention, and HAD no intention, of meeting opponent Scott Laugenour on equal ground. He chose instead to play the arrogant incumbent role, backing in to re-election on a slime trail by not confronting […]
More has come to light about the “miscommunication” cited by 4th Berkshire Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli for his “no show” at the Pittsfield Gazette-PCTV debate Tuesday night at Berkshire Community College. Pignatelli blamed a “miscommunication” with debate organizers. He said he was confused about which of the two dates, Oct. 18 or Oct. 25, the […]
Like sands drifting through the opening credits of a soap opera hourglass, Ward 5 councilor Jonathan Lothrop’s deadline for commenting to The Planet on his role in an in-progress political scam and scandal has passed. Translation: Book ’em, Danno, because J-Lo is as guilty as Original Sin. J-Lo is guilty of agreeing to be the hand-picked […]
As most of you know, The Planet smoked out a plot involving Chris Speranzo’s deal to be named clerk magistrate at $110,000 per year (almost $150K with benefits). Part of the deal would be to get a compliant stooge to take Spurs’ 3rd Berkshire District seat in the ensuing special election. The election would be considered a […]
Taking a brief respite from politics, who else enjoyed the New England Patriots beat the team most pundits have called the best in the En Ef El? The Patriots comeback from 10 down in the 4th quarter against the Baltimore Ravens was vintage. The D made huge stops on MUST plays, while Brady and company […]
The charade that Chris Speranzo is trying to foist over the understandably apathetic electorate must not be allowed to succeed. Voters must DEMAND that he announce, immediately, which office he intends to pursue: re-election as 3rd Berkshire rep or appointment as clerk magistrate. We have elaborated earlier and elsewhere the scheme: Democrat Speranzo breezes in […]
We had lined up a photograph taken of a group of girls purportedly taken on the grounds at Pittsfield High School, sent to The Planet by a concerned parent. The photo showed two of the girls with blouses unbuttoned and little left to the imagination of what they packed under there. This parent’s son, who […]
… The Boston Red Sox were the last team in the major leagues to integrate. Much of this inaction falls at the feet of team owner Tom Yawkey, who by the late 50s, had lost interest in his ballclub, hired front office personnel (Mike Higgins, Bucky Harris) more for their drinking ability than their business […]
Whenever the Berkshire Eagle pulls out the Second Coming type size to tell us about the latest economic miracle that will magically create carloads of jobs, you can be sure it’s a non-story. Thus, today’s page one screaming headline about the Pittsfield Airport. An honest coverage would report that the project has moved ahead a […]
Congratulations to my radio colleague, Larry Kratka, for 25 years on the air in Berkshire County. Larry joined WBEC AM 1420 in September 1985 and made his air debut on Columbus Day of that year. He stayed with ‘BEC until 1992, when syndication bumped his show. Soon after, Phil Weiner at cross-town rival WUPE/WUHN hired […]
