Helen M. Basher
Helen M. Basher, 86, of Danbury, wife of the late Abraham F. Basher, died on November 1 at her home.
Mrs Basher was born in Lawrence, Mass., Jul...
Stuck For An Explanation
To the Editor:
Today, Tuesday, November 4, 2003, I voted at the Reed Intermediate School. As is customary upon leaving the voting booth...
Simple Steps Can Prevent Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
FARMINGTON — For the estimated 25 million Americans who suffer from Seasonal Affective Di...
‘Fly Your Kite
On Domingo’
(The Bee has received this open letter to Keith Thompson in response to last week
’s open ...
Newtown Historical Society Offers A ‘Wish You Were Here’
On Monday, November 10, at 7:30 pm, in the Meeting Room of the Booth Library, 2...
Bruen Photo Workshop At The Homesteads
Award-winning photographer Donald Bruen will teach a three-part photography workshop at The Homesteads at Newtown on Wedn...
Hsing-ay Hsu will be the guest pianist during both concerts, offering a dazzling presentation of Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat. Ms Hsu was ...
The dispatchers at Town Hall South report the following fire calls:
Thursday, October 30: 7:16 am, alarm, no fire, 1 Edmond Road, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Ho...
‘Let Them Eat Turkey’ Lecture At IAIS
WASHINGTON — Dr Laurie Weinstein, a professor at Western CT State University, will off...
Crafting Special Memories
For Fraser-Woods’ 35th Anniversary
By Larissa Lytwyn
 What do you remember most about your grade school days?
 For stu...
As a former local elected leader, state Independent Party leader and US Congressional candidate, you know Editorials occasionally cause discomfort. This editorial empathized with the departing board member's agonizing about her decision to resign; praised her service and indirectly, yours - calling for the community to do the same; took issue with the timing and the vitriolic parting comments about her board colleagues and chair - justifying each point with fact; and called for remaining school board members to consider her criticism and act upon it if justified. To your other point, any suggestion this newspaper or its editor is "representing" any political party is absurd.
I agree. Rebekah should recuse herself from any involvement in the process of recommending a new board member. However, I do not believe she will. She has demonstrated that she doesn't care about doing the right thing. She does what is best for her.
The court removed a Federal mandated backstop for irresponsible behavior. Now the individual states will determine consequences - as the framers of the Constitution wanted.
Please take some time to educate yourself on this issue and the Supreme Court decision. It is now up to the individual states to determine how this issue will be decided.
