BRATTLEBORO — Thank you, Sherri Keefe, for your efforts to protect others from predation and abuse.
It takes such courage to stand alone in the face of all you're enduring when you tell your story.
Much love and support to you.
Nancy Braus, a retired independent bookseller, is a longtime activist. Since she submitted this piece,
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GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will be much worse. I am baffled and angry. Have those who voted for him not heard what he has been saying for the last four years? Do you think prices will really go down after he deports close to a million people? The ripple effects will be immeasurable, as workers are taken and sent back from whence they came, resulting in less workers, higher prices,
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