en News 15 Saturday, Nov. 07 The dreaded time has come at last; it can't be avoided any longer.]]> By Anne Horrigan Geary Saturday, Nov. 07]]> By Andrew L. Pincus Saturday, Nov. 07 Barrett and Ruberto. Two mayors. Two races. Two different outcomes.]]> By Alan Chartock Friday, Nov. 06 Next Wednesday is Veterans Day, but I don't have a column on Wednesday, so we have to make do.]]> By Derek Gentile, Berkshire Eagle Staff Friday, Nov. 06]]> By Leonard Quart Thursday, Nov. 05]]> By Clellie Lynch Thursday, Nov. 05]]> By Brian Sullivan Wednesday, Nov. 04 Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell will celebrate a special Blue Mass at 4 p.m., Saturday, at St. Michael's Cathedral, 254 State St., in Springfield. ]]> Berkshire Eagle Staff Wednesday, Nov. 04 On the one hand, The National Council of Teachers of English's selection of Oct. 20 as the first National Day on Writing is a welcome opportunity to focus on a vital skill.]]> By Edward Udel Tuesday, Nov. 03 At a recent meeting, the board of directors was astonished to learn that the firm's telephone system had not been updated in almost two decades.]]> By D.R. Bahlman Monday, Nov. 02 It's highly likely that no one had time to read aloud to my grandmothers, who grew up on farms where the men didn't finish barn work until dark and the women spent evenings darning socks and replacing lost buttons.]]> By Ruth Bass Sunday, Nov. 01 David Rohde, the New York Times reporter who was kidnapped and held for seven months by the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, wrote]]> By Milton Bass Saturday, Oct. 31 Charles Lindbergh (1859-1974) flew from Roosevelt Field on Long Island to Bourget Field in Paris in the monoplane ...]]> By Bernard A. Drew Saturday, Oct. 31 When I went into the Albany Medical Center last week for my double inguinal hernia repair, I knew I had to do it.]]> By Alan Chartock Friday, Oct. 30 The timing may well have been coincidental. But the mind-bending revelations in the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce study revealing the massive impact of nonprofits on Berkshire County's economy should boost the re-election prospects of Pittsfield Mayor James Ruberto and North Adams Mayor John Barrett III.]]> By Clarence Fanto