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Letters April 5, 2007  RSS feed
Co-op’s Demise A Great Loss
The Randolph Co-op has reached its final days. 
     Upon receiving a text message about the closing, my initial reaction was denial. Despite the financial troubles the Co-op was experiencing, I believed it would pull through, as it usually did, and execute its fresh business plan that would hopefully benefit the people of the community and the Co-op itself.
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Teens Showed Their Leadership
     The Teen Leadership Conference last week was a great success. Studies have shown that the peer pressure is one of the largest influences in a young person
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Catamount Health A Feeble Effort
     At Governor Douglas
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Douglas Won't Coöperate
     Our governor can
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Bethel Reporter Is Valuable
     We just found out that Chris Costanzo has resigned as our reporter from Bethel after an incident at this evening's selectmen's meeting.
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Governor Wants It Both Ways
     Your report on the March 28th legislative breakfast in Bethel suggests a conflict that is not supported by the actual conversation. Although the governor may still be open to ideas about "school funding," that does not mean he is willing to discuss moving to an income tax as proposed by the Vermont League of Cities & Towns.
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His Proposal To Shorten War
     The fact is that much of life is driven by money. A most distrubing event regarding how long we will be in Iraq and our potential involvement in Iran is the decision by the company Haliburton to move its corporate headquarters from Houston to the Persian Gulf.
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Explains Reason For Resignation
     I am writing to set the record straight regarding the minutes of the March 26 Bethel selectboard meeting, as they appear on the Bethel website.
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Schools Need New Leadership
     What do the upper White River Valley towns and large Vermont municipalities have in common? They can't afford their school systems.
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Brookfield Boy Supports Amtrak
     (Evan Roe is a sixth grade student at Brookfield Elementary School in Sara Davignon's class, who has been working on persuasive writing skills. Below is a somewhat shortened version of Evan's final piece that he is sending to President Bush.)
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Maple Syrup And Computers
     The March 29 Herald had quite an article about making maple syrup. It brings back so many precious memories of when my Dad made maple syrup. Hard work, indeed it was, because we didn
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A Vet’s Advice for Pet Owners
     The sad story about tainted pet foods has recently been reported. Since that time numerous questions have been asked and a few answers have been found.
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Costanzo Issue Was Disturbing
     I am concerned about actions of the selectboard in Bethel. Chris Costanzo, a citizen or our town and reporter for The Herald of Randolph was ordered by the selectboard chairman not to talk during future meetings.
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