Letters to the Editor

To the Editor,
Yo Eric Silverscreams, here is a pro bono Constitutional law 101 lesson for you. It will explain why our First Amendment rights have squat to do with people asking the newspaper not to publish your diatribes.
The primary requirement to claiming your Constitutional...
To the Editor,
An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott.
Three times each week, we listen to COVID-19 news conferences. We appreciate your patience, candor, and caution. You accept responsibility for decisions while, appropriately, deferring to your experts to provide precise and detailed...
To the Editor,
Public debate about the COVID-19 pandemic understandably focuses on the number of deaths from the disease.  That number also plays a major role in the debate over whether the virus is serious enough to warrant the restrictions imposed to minimize its spread of the disease.  ...
To the Editor,
Thank you to everyone who participated in Green Up Day in Wilmington this past weekend. Fifty-one people registered to help collect roadside litter. Nine yards of trash and 11 tires were collected.  We had contact-free bag distribution, social distancing was in place, and...
To the Editor,
In the midst of the virus prevention regimen we are all now experiencing, we should not forget that there will be a primary and a general election for important statewide offices this year.
One of those elections is for the office of lieutenant governor. I would like...
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Wilmington Community Garden at Howe Farm, I am writing to express our appreciation to Wimmelman and Sons Tree Service LLC for their generous contribution of the wood chips they delivered this past week. These wood chips will do a great job helping keep the...
To the Editor, 
The coronavirus pandemic offered another in a long line of opportunities for society to treat those of us it considers “disabled” as lesser people.  We have a long history of being marginalized and institutionalized, with others making decisions for us based on how society...
To the Editor,
The census mandated by the US Constitution has been conducted nationwide every 10 years since 1790. The 2020 Census started April 1. And now we are seven weeks into the survey and Windham County has the second lowest county response rate in the whole state with a return rate...
To the Editor,
I am new to the rantings of Mr. Silverstein, thankfully, I might add.
Yes, kudos to the editor for upholding our First Amendment rights. I am forever grateful that we continue to retain this essential and well deserved right.
These days journalism is of the...
To the Editor,
So here’s the thing: Silverstein’s screeds are getting boring and I say hats off to Al Wurzberger for telling it how it is.
However, I would like to further suggest to Silverstein that he take his self- righteous arguments to the likes of an Amazon or Walmart. They...

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