NEWFANE — It was great and courageous of Deb Luskin to speak out. The more she tells her story, the fewer tears will roll out.
I have already seen an uncomfortable change in VPR policy, but this is just terrible. There is no defensible reason why Luskin should not have done her story on the statewide station. Absolutely none.
All thinking Vermont folks are proud of her and support her.
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