Letters to the Editor

To the Editor,
I sincerely hope that Marlboro College does not merge and become an extension of Emerson College in downtown Boston. I found that living in rural Vermont, without television by choice, working on campus on various projects, and maintaining a town meeting government was at...
To the Editor,
I like to hike and mountain bike on the back roads and trails of southern Vermont. When out on these adventures I never pass up an opportunity to visit the many small cemeteries that I often come across. On a recent adventure, mountain biking on snowmobile trails near the...
To the Editor,
I’m writing to you about the proposed merger between Marlboro College and Emerson College and the sale of the Marlboro College campus. I am deeply concerned that this proposal has been hasty and has lacked transparency and imagination. Marlboro College has a unique and...
To the Editor,
As an alumnus of Marlboro College, class of 1986, I know firsthand its value to students specifically and to the educational landscape in general. It was the perfect place for me as a person who valued autonomy, community accountability, and the opportunity to design my own...
To the Editors,
I am dismayed, appalled, disgusted and heartbroken that the current administration and board of trustees of Marlboro College have forged ahead with their plan to merge the college with Emerson with little to no attempt to reach out to the past college community, the town of...
To the Editor,
Concerning COVID-19 virus testing: I thought that the plan was to get as many people as possible tested throughout our population (symptoms or no symptoms). But it’s not so easy. The reason for doing testing was to identify the ailing and also to get a geographic mapping of...
To the Editor,
As many, I am distraught by the sequence of events unfolding rapidly around Marlboro College and its campus.  As an alum and an employee for 27 years, I know the heart of the school and its unique place in the world. While I am slightly consoled by a feasible path forward, I...
To the Editor,
As a Marlboro College alumnus, class of 1974,  I believe that the proposed merger between Marlboro and Boston’s Emerson College should be investigated for possible violation of the law. 
I was initially concerned that millions of dollars of restricted funds in...
To the Editor,
On behalf of the members of Deerfield Valley Rescue Inc. I would like to express our sincere appreciation to the staff and owners of the Roadhouse Restaurant for a very successful chicken BBQ on Saturday, June 13.
Also we would like to thank Ken Frano for the BBQ...
To the Editor,
During the summer we normally send out the annual appeal letter to members of the community.  The Rotary Club will be mailing that letter out within the next month.  However, we know that this year has been, and continues to be, a struggle for most people in the valley.  ...

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