Festival Is What
Life Should Be
     Kudos to Becky McMeekin and her crew for putting on yet another mind-blowing New World Festival. Somehow, they did it again.
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Don’t Force
Religious Beliefs
     Modern medicine can prolong both life and death. Those who face a near and certain death are free to prolong that death, for their own reasons, through the use of medicine.
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Welch Knows How To Legislate
     In the clang and clamor of election year sloganeering the quiet achievements of some of our leaders are sometimes overlooked.
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Bluebird Convocation
     A sure sign that summer is coming to a close in Randolph: after a month’s vacation to somewhere in the north, the bluebirds have returned. This morning I counted 20 bluebirds on our south lawn, with more out front.
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Tarrant Plan
Is Unpersuasive
     In thoroughly perusing Rich Tarrant’s website, I can’t seem to find his reasons for thinking that his plan for healthcare—what he has tried to make his trump card in this election—is better than Bernie’s.
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Sanders Should
Answer for Votes
     Bernie Sanders has never been held accountable for his voting record until now, and some of his supporters are squirming, and some are even taking me to task for questioning Bernie on a constitutional issue raised earlier in a vote that came up for him to act on.
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9/11 Memorial
3000 Miles Away
     I had the privilege of growing up in Chelsea, Vermont, a town famous for its two picturesque commons, courthouse and K-12 school. In 1982, I had Judy Reed for a first grade teacher, and today, 24 years later, Mrs.
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Made To Feel
Like a Criminal
     I've been deer hunting around Rochester for about 30 years. We started off with about 17 hunters and we are down to two. Hunting has been very difficult for the last few years; I don't even remember when I've last seen a buck.
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Hardworking
Representative
     This letter is to urge voters from Windsor-Rutland-2 District (Bethel, Rochester, Stockbridge and Pittsfield) to return Sandy Haas to Montpelier in November.
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Stop Appeasing
The President
     Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld recently chided Democrats opposed to the war in Iraq for not learning the lessons of history. If Donald Rumsfeld and President Bush had learned the lessons of history, we would never have invaded Iraq, as strong foreign powers cannot solve the problems of the cou...
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Level Heads
Worth Voting For
     We in the Herald readership area are fortunate to have two experienced public servants running for office in Montpelier: Stephen Webster for the Senate from the Orange district, and David Ainsworth for the House from Royalton-Tunbridge.
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