NEWFANE — In the Groundhog Day edition of The Commons, columnist Elayne Clift bemoans “circumstances grounded in the principles of our country's founders are slipping away.” She then goes on to write about voting rights and voter suppression.
Our founders saw fit to own slaves and protect slavery. They suppressed the vote for everyone except propertied white men.
There were some principles mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, but no one in power has bothered to live up to them yet.
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The town has a duty under our charter to “establish and maintain a rescue service, including quarters, vehicles, and equipment, and to provide for an ambulance service and the appointed emergency medical technicians.” The town's precipitous decision to throw Rescue under the bus does not serve “the common good of all its citizens,” and disrespects “the will of the people.” The town refused to communicate with Rescue, our award-winning, nonprofit EMS provider for over half a century, after the Feb.
The Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series presents Reverend Vince Anderson and His Love Choir on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m. at the Putney Inn, 57 Putney Landing Rd. "Reverend Vince utilizes his mixture of gospel, funk, and dance music as a platform to preach peace, tolerance, and love of humanity," Keith Marks, executive director of Next Stage Arts, said in a news release. "We hosted the Rev and his Love Choir last year inside the theater, and after that...
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