Dr Joshua K. Berry, ND
Loving Husband, Father, Son, And Physician
Joshua K. Berry, ND, 37, of Bethlehem, died peacefully February 2, surrounded by his fami...
Why The Wake-Up Call?
To the Editor:
Can someone from the Newtown public school system please explain to me why I have to receive a prerecorded telephone call a...
Over Current Budget—
Selectmen Cuts Should Net Well Over $1 Million In Reductions
By John Voket
The Board of Selectmen get it.
That was the assessm...
This Wonderful Town
To the Editor:
When I moved to Newtown in 1989, I came to a small New England town that opened its calming arms to me and made me feel at ho...
John Hay
Boyd, Sr
Active Community Member
John Hay Boyd, Sr, 88, previously of Trumbull and Westport, died January 20 in Fairfield.
Survivors include fiv...
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Margaret H. McDermott
Longtime Sandy
Hook Resident
Margaret H. McDermott, 87, of Sandy Hook died February 3 at Danbury Hospital. Mrs McDermott was th...
‘Sacred Containment’ At Brookfield Craft Center
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Nicholas Garofalo and Benjamin Wicki made the Dean’s List at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, for the fall 2008 semester. To made Deanâ€...
Patricia Mary Carmel
Loved Church
And Family
Patricia Mary (Page) Carmel, 52, died January 27. Born on February 14, 1956, she was the loving daughter...
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.
