The mainstream media in the United States keeps asking about the 99% – and about the Occupy Movement – wondering who they are and what they want. Well thanks to the smart folks across the water at the UK Guardian…
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A Million Faces
By Mickey Friedman November 7, 2011 This Sunday morning, after an hour of serious shoveling, I was able to get my car to Fuel for my Sunday latte. My deepest sympathies to our Great Barrington pear trees which fell overnight,…
EPA: No Pressure from White House on Rest-of-River Cleanup
By David Scribner October 23, 2011 LENOX – Even as the state Department of Environmental Protection presses ahead with its campaign for a minimal cleanup of (PCBs) from the Housatonic River floodplain, the federal Environmental Protection Agency, which will have…
The Fish, the Ducks, & the Clucks
By Mickey Friedman October 21, 2011 The Fish are the fish that swim the Housatonic River; the Ducks are the ducks that travel the flyway, stopping to live for a bit in the Housatonic. And the Clucks, well read on,…
Bill Shein & Occupy Berkshires
Bill Shein, Red Crow writer, reporter, racounteur and small-scale duck farmer, hits the airwaves to explain to WGBY’s Carrie Saldo what Occupy Berkshires is all about: Occupy Movement comes to Western Massachusetts from WGBY on Vimeo.
Occupy Wall Street! All Day! All Week!
By Matthew Vernon Whalan October 11, 2011 Zuccotti Park smells like B.O. and fresh bagels and the drum circle in the middle launches up into the city and ricochets off of the surrounding buildings. And they sing and they chant,…
Other Sides of Al Schwartz
Leslie Haywood Ceanga was kind enough to share four of her favorite photos of Al Schwartz with the readers of Red Crow News. We’ve received reminiscences from several readers over the last few days. You can read some of…
Tribute to 9/11 victims recreated at Monument Mountain
By David Scribner September 5, 2011 “It was one of the most overwhelming, and powerful things I’ve ever done, bringing people together that way in the face of a tragedy,” recalled Monument Regional High School science instructor Lisa Baldwin. She…
Riding The Rails
By David Scribner August 30, 2011 Restoring rail passenger service to the New York Metropolitan Area would provide a major boost to the Berkshire economy, both during the reconstruction of the rail line and into the future, as energy efficient…
Playing Through Irene
Editor’s Note: Unlike the rest of the media — national, regional, local, electronic, and print or the lack thereof — the intrepid Red Crow News staff opted not to add to the possible strain on local first responders by remaining…
Lift off for Great Barrington tax rate
By David Scribner August 26, 2011 GREAT BARRINGTON – With misgivings and trepidation, the Board of Selectmen has approved a 2012 tax rate of $13.12 per $1,000 evaluation, an increase of 7.9 percent over last year. If there is silver…
Remember When Communities Cared
By Mickey Friedman August 25, 2011 It’s been the best and worst of times for Lenox. Smidley, Crump and Crump’s innovative ad campaign: “Lennoxx: We’re More Than We Were; We’re More Than You Expect; And We’re More Than You Imagine”…