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         <title><![CDATA[Poetry Corner: The Quiet Unsilenced]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday February 11, 2012    



The boy would not speak; 



He had not much to say.



He was totally silent 



In quite a strong way.



But the kids at school liked him; 



He was friendly and cute.



It came to their guess 



The boy was just mute.



One day in the lunchroom, 



The last day of school, 



To everyone's shock 



From this boy so cool,]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:04:13 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Poetry Corner: The Darkness Insane]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday February 11, 2012    


The violence in Syria, 



Evil ... degrating.



The darkness insane, 



Ruthless to shame.



Young children and families



Arrested and jailed, 



Beaten and murdered, 



Living in fear.



(All just because 



They don't like their president.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:03:50 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Area reverend stands against HHS mandate]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday February 11, 2012    Recent articles published in the Berkshire Eagle and in other news outlets all have chastised the church for her opposition to the HHS contraception and sterilization mandate. The church has been said to be "portraying itself as the victim of big government" and that "not all Catholic institutions are religious in nature.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:21:43 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former resident walks down North Adams memory lane]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    Some of my fondest boyhood memories were those collected as I grew up living on the corner of Porter and Montana streets. Recently my mind was thinking of days past when out of the blue came a memory I haven&rsquo;t thought of for many years:



I began to think about the H.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Feb 2012 01:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Youth Center director grateful for support of Snowfest]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    On Sunday, Feb. 5, the Williamstown Youth Center held its annual Snowfest celebration at the Williams College Towne Field House and Chapman Skating Rink. Snowfest provided a wonderful family celebration for our community and, at the same time, allowed the Youth Center to raise money to support the programs which serve the children of Williamstown and the surrounding]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:David Rempell</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:59:42 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fellow runner agrees on road woes]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    In response to the (Wednesday, Feb. 1) letter from Eileen Monyahan -- I, too, am a runner who must run early in the morning. I have also experienced the same issues that you have regarding drivers who are not courteous or responsible. 



The problem with trying to educate people through a letter to the editor is that many of the irresponsible people may not read a]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:59:42 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[MCLA alumna disappointed in trustees decision]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday February 4, 2012    I know a lot can change in four years, but I highly doubt that both the atmosphere and the student demographic at MCLA have changed enough to warrant Public Safety bearing arms.



When I attended MCLA (Class of 2008), it was one of the most low-key places I had ever been to -- provided the Red Sox hadn&rsquo;t won the World Series and you stayed off of Blackinton]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To MCLA President Mary Grant, the trustees, and the current students at my alma mater:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:06:06 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Officials urged to sign 'Taxpayer Protection Pledge']]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[For social justice reasons, and simply as one of the tens of thousands of registered voters and citizens of this commonwealth, I am writing to openly, respectfully and impartially call upon Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, as well as all federal, state, county & municipal public office incumbents and candidates in Massachusetts to sign]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Letter to the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:59:25 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Professor takes issue with article on arming campus police]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As a member of the faculty at MCLA, I was disappointed that your reporter did not seek a faculty perspective in your front-page story, "Trustees will vote on arming campus police." Especially as the faculty association surveyed its members on this issue. Of the 68 responding, 87 percent opposed the plan to arm campus police.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:54:10 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Display of St. Stan&rsquo;s School classes praised]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tuesday January 31, 2012    How fortunate are the people of Adams to have two treasures in their midst -- namely St. Stanislaus Kostka School and Eugene Michalenko of the Adams Historical Society.



On Jan. 24, Eugene put on a display at the Kolbe Hall of pictures of the graduating classes of St. Stan&rsquo;s School.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>To the Editor:</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:42:50 EST]]></pubDate>
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