BELLOWS FALLS — RE: “After tense months, library nears opening” [Town & Village, Sept. 11]:
The Rockingham Free Public Library Board of Trustees should resign en masse. We need a new broom to sweep up the mess they've made and undo the demoralization of our fine library staff, whose first duty has always been to the public and the patrons, and not to the egos of the most domineering members of the board.
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An open letter to Rep. Brian Smith (R-Derby) regarding his participation in the lawsuit Martel v. Condos, filed in United States District Court in Vermont: Rather than becoming part of the problem by engaging with two out-of-state lawyers to obstruct Vermont's voting by absentee, it would be preferable that you would work with your fellow legislators and the people of this state to ensure a successful vote in the upcoming election. Vote-by-mail significantly increased turnout while decreasing on-site voting during...
The Sundog Poetry Center presents a summer afternoon of art, music, and poetry. Poets include Rage Hezekiah, Kerrin McCadden, and Partridge Boswell. The music will be provided by Los Lorcas and visual art, by Liz Hawkes deNiord. The event is set for Sunday, July 3, at 2 p.m., at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill. A donation of $10 is suggested. Rage Hezekiah is a Cave Canem, Ragdale, and MacDowell Fellow who earned her Master of Fine Arts from Emerson College.
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