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Taking a stand for free expression and the free press
NOTED: Advancing storm clouds darken ‘Sunshine Week’
Will Trump’s January 6ᵗʰ pardons absolve a pipe bomber?
NOTED: Lee activists take their fight against a PCB dump to Boston
At the Pentagon, reality likely to trump rhetoric on climate change and national security
NOTED: A few words from an 'enemy of the people'
Fully Told
Will Trump’s January 6ᵗʰ pardons absolve a pipe bomber?
With conspiracy-minded leadership installed at the F.B.I., and federal prosecutors now broadly applying the president’s controversial pardon, will a still-unidentified bomber escape justice?
At the Pentagon, reality likely to trump rhetoric on climate change and national security
In race for state rep, Mitts and Davis navigate choppy waters of ‘Rest of River’ debate
Doing the Job: Paramedics, EMTs, and the Crisis in Rural EMS
In Great Barrington, a tale of two sidewalks
BOOK SEARCH: Twelve scenes from a narrative
As Great Barrington Airport ignores some special-permit conditions, the town's government takes no action
Podcast
AUDIO: In new book, Berkshires rock critic Seth Rogovoy explores the music of Beatles guitarist George Harrison
"Within You, Without You: Listening to George Harrison" is a deep, passionate dive into the music of the so-called "Quiet Beatle."
AUDIO: Amid Gaza protests and sharp rhetoric, a conversation about nonviolence
AUDIO: How to address the Berkshires' economic development challenges
AUDIO: A conversation with Ralph Nader
AUDIO: A conversation with Matt Tannenbaum of 'Hello, Bookstore'
AUDIO: Great Barrington's Affordable Housing Trust takes on the community's largest economic challenge
AUDIO: Is it possible to have civil online conversations?
There & Here
A nonprofit newsmagazine for the Berkshires
The Argus is now a fiscally sponsored project of the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports independent, watchdog journalism. It will enable significantly more support for reporting that delivers “important stories fully told.”
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Argus survey highlights readers' desire for in-depth and investigative reporting
Mason Library gets its 'Beauty Day'
Noted
NOTED: Advancing storm clouds darken ‘Sunshine Week’
With government transparency and press freedom under attack in Washington, a timely look at a little-known Great Barrington story from the nineteen thirties.
NOTED: Lee activists take their fight against a PCB dump to Boston
NOTED: A few words from an 'enemy of the people'
NOTED: Letter from Florence
NOTED: Tommy Smothers’ impactful life
NOTED: In Alford, a vote to cloud transparency is defended with ‘raised voices’
News
EXCLUSIVE: MassDEP fines Housatonic Water Works $10,205 for withholding test results
A previously unreported penalty-assessment notice sent to the company in November called the facts “undisputed” and the company’s violations “willful.” The penalty was revealed in a response to a public-records request filed by The Argus.
In race for state rep, Mitts and Davis navigate choppy waters of ‘Rest of River’ debate
MassDEP cites Housatonic Water Works for withholding poor test results
Land Court case against Great Barrington and its airport is withdrawn
