Dear Editor, I want the Weathersfield Selectboard to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the third Monday in January. This Jan. 6, 2020, the Selectboard voted unanimously “to deny the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.” At the time, it … Continued
Dear Editor, I read with interest Sen. Dick McCormack’s opinion piece about racism. Under “The situational definition” he said, “To be black in America is to experience America one way, and to be white is to experience it another way.” … Continued
Dear Editor, To my fellow Windham-3 residents: I urge you to vote for Leslie Goldman in the primary for state representative. I have known Leslie Goldman since she began her medical practice in Bellows Falls in 1982, first as a … Continued
Our world, and most of all, our nation, has been shaken to its core by a global pandemic on a scale that we’ve only ever seen once before, and that over a century ago. Already, COVID-19 has infected over 1.8 … Continued
Dear Editor, Humans often have physical symbols or reminders to guide them in life, even though they might know what is right to do in a situation: traffic lights, stop signs, traffic signs, other autos’ turn signals, uniformed traffic police, … Continued
Dear Editor, The 2020 lieutenant governor race is wide open. It presents an important opportunity to turn the tide for struggling Vermonters. Voters have a clear choice in the Aug. 11 primary election. Meg Hansen is the only Republican lieutenant … Continued
Dear Editor, My name is Leslie Goldman, and I am running to represent Windham-3 in the Vermont State Legislature. A previous edition of The Shopper ran my letter to the editor discussing my qualifications. Now I am writing to explain … Continued
Dear Editor, This week’s New Yorker magazine cover “This Side Up,” illustrates an upside down world, capturing an aspect of how many are feeling right now. Our U.S. government has failed to adequately prepare and protect its citizens from a … Continued
Dear Editor, As quarantine has gone on, I have felt that I have been living quietly and peacefully in my senior year despite what has been going on in the world. I have been in blissful ignorance every day and … Continued
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in support of Leslie Goldman’s candidacy for the Windham-3 seat in the Vermont House of Representatives. During the 2018 campaign season, Leslie and I spent every Sunday going door to door talking to … Continued