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To the Editor: Pre-adolescence and adolescence are very difficult times for youth. Not only are boys and girls going through physical and psychological change, working through the ins and outs of their identities, but perhaps for the first time they ...

To the Editor: I’ve always taken pride in living in a State etched deeply in the original struggle to be free from tyranny and to live in a land void of public or religious censorship. Our country is based on principles of freedom of speech, and free...

The following letter has been received for publication: An open letter to the Newtown Board of Education and community at large: “The principle of freedom to read and the professional judgment of the staff must be defended.” As former Board of E...

To the Editor: It’s about “Book Banning,” not “Book Challenges.” Let me repeat, Book Banning, Book Banning, Book Banning. “Don’t say “Gay” in Florida. Don’t say “Book Banning” in Newtown? Nope. It’s not about the euphemism “Book Challenges.” It’s abo...

To the Editor: A few weeks ago myself, along with 64 other community members, wrote a letter to the Board of Education & administration regarding our concern over sexually explicit material in our school libraries. The original response we received f...

To the Editor: Everyone is entitled to his or her own values and opinions. No one else can tell me what to think or do. And it’s up to parents to offer guidance to their children, supporting their growth and intellectual development based on their fa...

To the Editor: I have been a resident of Newtown since 1996. I chose Newtown for the expansive countryside and open space, reputation of its school system and absence of heavily constructed, densely populated and commercialized spaces contradictory t...

The following letter to the Newtown Board of Education has been received by The Newtown Bee for publication: Dear Newtown BOE, Thank you for your service. I am writing in support of our students, parents, members of our community and NPS staff ...

The following letter has been received for publication by The Newtown Bee: To Board of Education Chair Deborra Zukowski and members of the Board of Education: How do you decide if a book is appropriate for your child to read? The first step is ...

To the Editor: So, some folks at the BOE have decided to ban books. They say that these books are too disturbing for our children. But what about the violence and disturbing things that happen in the real world? What about the school shootings? What ...