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Understanding Cullenen’s response

By
Ann DiBernardo
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 — Issue 182

ROCKINGHAM — RE: “Municipal manager disciplined” [Dec. 5]:

Tim Cullenen shouldn't have said what he did, but I can't blame him for reacting as he did.

People can act badly and say anything they want without repercussion. Jim Mitchell's emails, where he copies hundreds of people, are borderline libelous. I had to call the Vermont State Police to get him to stop.

I served on the Rockingham Selectboard for 10 years and took a break because of the stress from these people. In that time, we had five municipal managers.

Such citizens are a cancer on our community and collectively serve as the Anti-Chamber of Commerce.

Prospective municipal managers search our town online. What do you think comes up?

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The Dems have no one but themselves to blame

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Dan DeWalt

Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...

Why we lost: the fake-news bubble

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Steev Lynn

Steev Lynn works internationally, currently reporting on the civil war in Myanmar after a military...

Mental health care should prioritize clinical outcomes over activism

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Denise Gebroe

CAVENDISH-It's crucial to address the underlying motivations behind this opposition about HCRS's use of AI...

Building housing and community, together

By
Marcella Eversole

The writer is a member of the Putney Housing Solutions Task Force, a community group...

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