Speak Out, or Watch Out?

Some say small-town politics are more vicious than the big-city variety because the stakes are so small. They can be vicious, that

January 22nd, 2014|Categories: The Search for Community|Tags: education, The Good Life, Great Barrington, Berkshires|

About the Author: Karen Christensen

Karen Christensen is an entrepreneur, environmentalist, and scholar who writes about the many ways women have gained and wielded power. She is the owner and CEO of Berkshire Publishing Group, a former trustee of the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Press, a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations, and the founder of the Train Campaign. Subscribe to Karen’s Letter @Substack https://karenchristensen.substack.com or try her Home Ecology newsletter. She can also be found on Twitter @karenchristenze.

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Janet G. 2016-09-03 at 7:32 am - Reply
Karen Smith was my younger sister’site best friend when we were growing up in Bellport on the east end of Long Island. I laughed when reading this article. She was a colorful character as a kid. One would here her practicing her trumpet in the garage of her parents home. She grew up in a neighborhood of boys. I can still hear her Bronx cheers!

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