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  • noun a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area

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  • I'm a fan of this user permalink and most of us thought the berkshires were a bastion of NRA fans. and Northampton .. and Amherst ... taumpy it's so confusing on huffpo when you bring in facts:) Reply

    Jon Stewart Gets Fed Up: Dems Set The Bar So Low They're Tripping Over It (VIDEO) 2010

  • "Leaders" from around the world FLY to get together for photo opportunities around Obama, get their pictures taken whilst acting like complete berkshires and then lecture to the rest of us that we'd better not be thinking of flying for our annual holiday with what's left of our pay after the aforementioned "leaders" have bled us dry of tax.

    MORE ALARISM! 2009

  • Also, the cape, berkshires, nantucket, marthas vinyard are very artsy liberal areas-albeit very expensive.

    Do you think maybe the problem people are having with Mitt Romney is that he's too... Ann Althouse 2008

  • Judd and I met at an idyllic music festival in the berkshires in 2004.

    mental_floss Blog 2009

  • Judd and I met at an idyllic music festival in the berkshires in 2004.

    mental_floss Blog 2009

  • "Whether you're a resident of the greater albany area or a resident of the berkshires, your number one concern is economic security," said Senator Ben Downing, D-Berkshire, who was among the first and last to mention Berkshire County at the company's presentation.

    wnyt.com - Capital Region News, Weather and Sports from NEWSCHANNEL 13 2009

  • "Whether you're a resident of the greater albany area or a resident of the berkshires, your number one concern is economic security," said Senator Ben Downing, D-Berkshire, who was among the first and last to mention Berkshire County at the company's presentation.

    wnyt.com - Capital Region News, Weather and Sports from NEWSCHANNEL 13 2009

  • that's awesome. somehow I missed the berkshires info when I was at your blog just now . . . will look again

    The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo Anxious Black Woman 2008

  • i grew up around the old stone walls farmers built in the berkshires of Western Massachusetts so i have a major soft spot for this look!

    Apartment Therapy Main 2008

  • i grew up around the old stone walls farmers built in the berkshires of Western Massachusetts so i have a major soft spot for this look!

    Apartment Therapy Main 2008

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