A daily aggregation of news, features, and reviews from around the corner to around the world, from a Berkshire point of view.
A couple articles in today’s edition of BerkshireDaily (11.15.12) sparked my interest to respond. First, the New York Times coverage of the National Academy of Science report (that President Bush attempted to bury as reported) on the potential of the US power (electric) grid’s vulnerability to terrorists attack (“Terrorist Attack on Power Grid Could Cause…
Over the past few weeks and months, some readers have complained about a perceived bias in these columns, especially pertaining to Obama vs. Romney and Democrats vs. Republicans. Take note that this newsletter is “The Rogovoy Report’s BerkshireDaily” – not “Fair and Balanced’s BerkshireDaily.” It is precisely the editorial – or “curatorial,” to use the…
TO THE EDITOR: Many of us in the area are grieving over the tragic loss of life this past week, when a drunk driver with four previous drunk driving convictions took the life of a talented and gifted 24 year old woman in the prime of her life. This accident happened in Sheffield, Mass., but…
The article “The Spectacular Rise and Fall of U.S. Whaling: An Innovation Story” from The Atlantic left us with some questions about the demise of the whale oil industry. Why it happened and why does it matter now? What follows is an attempt to respond to those quarries. Sensing a possible end in sight with…
On Monday, August 1, 2011, BerkshireDaily introduces a new look, a new brand, and some new features. Mostly, however, the changes are on the surface, and BerkshireDaily remains the same – your free one-stop for the day’s news, features, reviews and information you need, gathered from around the corner and around the globe via the…
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