TOWNSHEND — Thank you very much, MacLean Gander.
I am deeply concerned by the false labels and consequent drugging of children, at least. I believe you have the exact point: drugging children into compliance (to operate as robots) and form a docile workforce for the few rich on the planet.
This scenario was foreseen by various thinkers. It's the substance of novels and science fiction movies.
How did we allow this evil to get this far? It is a very sick world.
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After 10 years here, Sabine Rhyne will leave the Brattleboro Food Co-op at the end of this year. The general manager says she is looking forward to new challenges, but hasn't planned her next steps. “I haven't made those decisions yet,” Rhyne says. “I'm an all-in kind of person. I'm really focused on completing my time here, and I've got a lot going on. I'll deal with all that next year.” The BFC board will create a hiring committee to...
I am saddened and frustrated by what is happening in Putney. It certainly never has been an ideal community, but I have always felt, as both a resident and a past Selectboard member, that despite differences there was a level of respect and neighborliness. But that seems to have changed. There are rumors and accusations that people are terrorists, that they are connected to organized crime, that the housing projects are simply money laundering schemes, that “those people” will bring...
Acclaimed roots, rhythm, and harmony quartet Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem, perform Wintersong at The Stone Church, 201 Main St., on Friday Dec. 15, at 8 p.m. According to a news release, “an ode to light and dark at the turning of the year, Wintersong skips the jingle bells and goes straight to the power and beauty at the roots of Christmas.” Wintersong swings between reflection and celebration, with settings of verses by hallowed poets; fiddle- and percussion-driven New Year's...
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