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         <title><![CDATA[Survival mode at NARH]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[It is not surprising in these tough economic times that Northern Berkshire Healthcare is facing a huge deficit -- primarily because of North Adams Regional Hospital -- and is seeking a partner to help weather the storm (Transcript story, Tuesday, Nov. 17). In fact, the only surprising news may be that the corporation didn&rsquo;t seek a partner sooner, given the combination of factors outlined by]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Editorial</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:50:37 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coming attractions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the city of Pittsfield for this week&rsquo;s long-awaited opening of The Beacon, a $23 million six-screen cinema complex in the renovated Kinnell-Kresge building on North Street.



Civic leaders are pinning many hopes on the success of the movie center, which is destined to include retail, restaurants and offices and should provide a much-needed anchor for the downtown.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Editorial</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:27:13 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A lasting legacy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As last week&rsquo;s resounding victory by Dick Alcombright over Mayor John Barrett III sinks in, most North Adams residents are looking ahead to the future while thanking the longtime incumbent for his many years of service.



Say what you will about John Barrett&rsquo;s style -- and the Transcript has been among his critics in that regard -- there is little disputing his fierce loyalty to the]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Editorial</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 9 Nov 2009 03:03:50 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Charter trip]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[To hear the ranters on the Transcript's Topix forum tell it, Don Sommer, chairman of the Adams Selectmen, wants to tear apart town government and recreate it in his own image - whatever that is.
One  nameless accuser - on Topix, they are all nameless, more's the pity - goes so far as to wonder when Adams will pull down the McKinley statue on Park Street and replace it with one of Mr.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:35:13 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A musical marshal]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Prolonged applause and many kudos to the Berkshire Chamber of
Commerce for making the perfect choice of Carl Jenkins for grand
marshal of the 54th annual Fall Foliage Parade on Oct. 4.
Mr. Jenkins, who laid down his baton this year after well over 30
years of service to Drury High School as teacher and band leader, was
during that time always at the heart of the parade, no matter where
in]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:37:24 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[MCLA on the move]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, as it continues its climb in enrollment, reaching over the 2,000 mark for the first time in over a decade.



As Transcript stories on Saturday and Monday pointed out, the college has become the first choice of many quality students, including valedictorians from Pittsfield High School and Drury.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 8 Sep 2009 08:26:51 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A reminder for Adams]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We don't want to beat a dead horse - or two of them - regarding the
race for two selectmen's seats in Adams, but it is important to
remind voters of what the candidates seem to have forgotten during a
short and extremely well-mannered campaign.
That is, of course, the current board's mishandling of the situation
with former Town Administrator William Ketcham, who is long gone but
certainly]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Editorial</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 2 May 2009 12:33:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A reminder for Adams]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We don't want to beat a dead horse - or two of them - regarding the
race for two selectmen's seats in Adams, but it is important to
remind voters of what the candidates seem to have forgotten during a
short and extremely well-mannered campaign.
That is, of course, the current board's mishandling of the situation
with former Town Administrator William Ketcham, who is long gone but
certainly]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 2 May 2009 12:29:44 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Go solar]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[While Thursday's story about the proposed solar center at Mass MoCA
mixed up kilowatts with megawatts (see letter, "Kilowatts, not megawatts!"), there is no
denying this would be a mega project for North Adams.
At 500 kilowatts, the solar array would be the second largest rooftop
installation in New England, behind only the 550-kilowatt
installation at United Natural Foods' headquarters in]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Editorial</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 5 Apr 2009 10:26:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Double whammy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Officials with Northern Berkshire United Way should be commended for
letting their member agencies - and the public - know well ahead of
time just how tough things are going to be in the year ahead
(Transcript story, Page 1, March 26).
The non-profit agency can't be blamed for these troubled economic
times, when many among us won't be able to make our usual donations
due to the loss of]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:59:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[At it again in Adams]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The town of Adams is once again headed down a slippery slope as it prepares to interview the three finalists for town administrator and is seriously considering doing so in executive session.



As brought up repeatedly by this newspaper over the past three years, Adams conducts all too much of its governmental business in private and has continually been chastised -- by this newspaper and by]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:06:51 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Waiting for the word]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Waiting for the word

Whatever happened to the federal stimulus money -- you know, the $7 billion or so that was supposed to be spread across the commonwealth for so-called "shovel ready" projects and wish-list items our mayors and other officials compiled many months ago?



Last we looked, these potential projects were sitting in a pile in Lt.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:20:09 EDT]]></pubDate>
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