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      <title><![CDATA[Transcript: Letters to the Editor]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Happy ending on cable spat]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13830234?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, Arthur Desaulnier, president of Eastpoint Properties, announced an agreement with Time Warner Cable. The residents of the 48 apartments at Village East on Union Street in North Adams will finally receive discounted cable service and achieve equality with their Berkshire Housing counterparts.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:32:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[United Way makes difference]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13830233?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Just a few short weeks ago, the Berkshire Food Project celebrated its 23rd anniversary of providing this community with free meals.



I can assure you the founders of the project would be surprised to learn that we are still in operation. Last year alone, we served close to 22,000 meals.



We pride ourselves in the quality of food we serve.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:32:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Impressed by BArT visit]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13830232?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[I recently toured the facilities and observed the students and teachers of the Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School, where my nephew and niece are enrolled.



While living in Denver and Washington, D.C., I knew of the trend to establish charter schools as an alternative to the public education experience.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:32:39 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Self-inflicted wounds at NBH?]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13821591?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Northern Berkshire Healthcare CEO Richard Palmisano states that the organization&rsquo;s current financial woes are caused by a combination of factors as listed in The Berkshire Eagle [and the Transcript] on Nov. 17.



However, when listing these factors, he conveniently leaves out the enormous expenditures by NBH in its attempt to prevent the Sweet Brook employees legitimate right to form a]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:13:47 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Have a little respect]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13821590?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mr. Patrie, in regard to your recent letter "Throw the bums out," the Webster Dictionary definition of a bum is: a loafer, habitually tardy person, wastes time, idler, vagrant, worthless person, etc.



I know that Clark Billings left on his own, and he was not a bum. I will miss him as our city councilor.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:13:47 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Get out of the road]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13804837?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[While all the camaraderie and campaign fever were truly on display, couldn&rsquo;t these supporters of both candidates have found a better spot to "stump" than a tiny island in the busiest intersection of the city?



While driving home at 5 o&rsquo;clock in the afternoon, it was not an easy task navigating through the crowd that had spilled onto East Main near Subway.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:39:26 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Take a holiday from meat]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13804836?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and many Americans are already feeling more frazzled than festive. Much of this holiday stress comes from trying to create the perfect meal.



As a dietitian, I want to point out that what you put on the menu actually influences your mood and could help relieve tension.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:39:25 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Skeptical of new technology]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13797560?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Just a thought on the Hoosac Valley High Web site that was reported in the Nov. 13 issue of the Transcript:



Congratulations, Principal Henry Duval. You just gave the computer hackers in Berkshire County something to do -- breaking into the private information of your students. As for the "Web site being protected by a password," I bet the hackers are still laughing about that.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:27:14 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A message for Muslims]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13797557?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Since the Transcript editor is fielding opinions from the Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ( "Act of despair," editorial, Nov. 13), then perhaps you could return an appropriate reply to the editor of the Khaleej Times.



You might tell them when the peaceful Muslims speak out and condemn the bloody senseless killings, as in the first bombing of the World Trade Center in Yemen in 1992,]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:27:12 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Animals need more friends]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Adams Friends of Animals "Dress Your Pet" event at the PNA on Nov. 1 was a big success. Thanks to all who took part.



Please help with our ongoing bottle drive. Donate at the Adams Redemption Center.



Roy Thompson



Adams



Nov. 10]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:27:11 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Another choice for Senate]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We have heard and read numerous comments in the news media about the four Democrats running for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Sen. Kennedy, but we have noticed little about the candidate who is better qualified than any of the others.



I am referring to state Sen. Scott Brown of Wrentham, who has been one of our best and most honest legislators on Beacon Hill, and who has served]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To The Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:42:35 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A great day in North Adams history]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13777417?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Now that the election is over, I agree it is time to move on and get down to business, but will you please post a story and some pictures of the greatest moment of the 2009 campaign year?



I am referring to the Friday before the election during the standout by both parties at the Main Street and Marshal Street corner.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:22:58 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shame on the GOP]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13769259?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[My congressman, Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst, voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues to begin the long-overdue and much-needed overhaul of our miserable health care system. Thank you, Mr. Olver!



Shame on the overwhelming majority of Republicans in Congress and the GOP in general for being so in thrall to the insurance, pharmaceutical and medical industries that they cannot support]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:41:53 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[No more bans on firearms]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13769258?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[I read in the papers recently where the commonwealth and the federal government are trying to further regulate our right to self protection by pursuing further bans on firearms. I wonder if the politicians are acting for our own good, or is there an ulterior motive or underlying reason?



In Saturday&rsquo;s Berkshire Eagle in the headlines is an article that says "3,200 people in the]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:41:52 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Throw the bums out]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.thetranscript.com/letters/ci_13769257?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[The voters did fine for City Hall. A new mayor long overdue.



What happened to the voters for the City Council? Why only three new ones?



Bill Patrie



North Adams



Nov. 9]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:41:52 EST]]></pubDate>
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