ORR Thanks State For Funding I am writing to express my sincere thanks to the state legislators who have supported much-needed im­prove­ments to the Old Rochester Regional School District’s athletic facilities.  In 2020, I worked with then Repre­sentative William Strauss to advocate for an earmark dedicated to improving our athletic fields. That funding, awarded at the… [Read More]

Please Stop Publishing That Stuff re: Betty Ussach letter  (11/13/25 issue) The First Amendment gives us the right of free speech. I would argue that the Amendment also asks us to be organized and rational in delivering the speech. That discourse needs organization and quality of thought.  When Letters To The Editor are misguided, vituperative in their… [Read More]

Pond Got It Wrong* John Pond (Nov. 20) says Charlie Kirk loved America. But how can a Christian nationalist love America, the leading nation of our scientific-industrial-capitalist, Western civilization?  Kirk’s America is a mystical ideal in an unfocused mind, transcending the world, transcending the individual. Kirk’s America is a collector of sacrifices, not a nation… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Well, at least I got the Special Town Meeting story in here (see page 3), but I never made it to the Select Board meeting, and I didn’t have time to watch it either.  My mother has been in declining health for a long time. On Monday, she took her last… [Read More]