BRATTLEBORO-I must be one of scores, if not hundreds, of readers who were truly shocked to read Linda Hecker's essay about her ordeal of harassment, threats, and the downright cruelty she's endured, particularly since, as she notes, the publication of an accusatory essay in The Commons three years ago. And I sincerely commend The Commons for publishing her tragic account and letting her tell her side of things.
While admittedly I know nothing about her husband, past abuses, and any part she may or may not have played, her account certainly seems credible, and even if it's just mostly true, then she's really been grievously wronged by a lot of people in this "compassionate" town.
I'm quite interested to see the response of other readers who know more than I do about what's happened to her, and whether there's any justification for it.
Richard Evers
Brattleboro
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