No Big Fuss—
Just Friendly Help
     Last Friday late afternoon I came into Randolph village on Central Street with my pickup loaded with 11 sheets of channel drain metal roofing stacked mostly in the body.
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Perfect Example
Of Propaganda
     Your editorial promoting Valerie Plame’s biased version of her exposure as a CIA secret agent was a perfect example of the propaganda Jeff Nygaard discussed at his Kimball Library lecture a few weeks ago.
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Good Advice
From Dylan
To whom it may concern—
     I found 191 cigarette butts on a short walk on Beanville Road. And I don’t like seeing 191 cigarette butts on the ground.
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Young Farmers
Were the Losers
     As a Vermont dairy farmer, I felt sad and disappointed after reading in the Sunday, Oct. 14 Rutland Herald that the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) had denied Tom Pelham a grant that would enable him to transfer his farm to Jason and Jeremy Young at an affordable price, citing a confli...
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Confusion On
Fundraising
     The board of directors and I would like to thank The Herald for the wonderful article about the restoration efforts and activities at the Kimball House. The article, no doubt, contributed to the success of our Open House.
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Storm Reminds
Her of 1938
     On the front page of The Herald November 1 was a picture of the 1927 flood. I was just a year old and I remember my parents, neighbors and friends talking about it, and I remember 11 years later was when the 1938 hurricane came roaring up through the valley.
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Smoke Detectors
Free to Seniors
     Our hearts go out to the Lumbra family in their recent fire. Sadly, we have found that after installing over 250 detectors, inoperable detectors are often the rule, not the exception in Central Vermont homes.
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Randolph Ophthalmologist Grows Hair for Locks of Love
By Martha Slater
     Randolph ophthalmologist Dr. Christopher Soares is looking a little different these days. Inspired by one of his patients, Haley Lary, he decided to grow his hair long and donate it to Locks of Love, an organization that makes wigs for people who have lost their hair due to illness.
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RACC Bowling Tourney Raises Over $2,000 for Scholarships
     The second annual Randolph Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Bowling Tournament last Saturday, Nov. 3 at Valley Bowl in Randolph was a great success.
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