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Incident was unacceptable, no matter what your race

By
Sandy Golden
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 — Issue 233

I believe this incident was unfortunate and should never have happened. We do not know if the Hannaford employees involved in calling police were racists - we would have to be able to read their minds - but the store clearly needs to do a lot of work with its staff to establish when it is appropriate to call the police. I am sure a white, or Asian, or Hispanic person - or a person of any race - would feel just as upset by this as Christopher Bridges does.

This incident was unacceptable no matter the color of skin of anyone involved.

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Stepping up and pulling together

By
Fric Spruyt

Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of...

Teachers missed out on once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

By
Amy Moore

BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking. My husband and...

Another choice for end-of-life autonomy

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Burt Tepfer

PUTNEY-As a physician and a hospice volunteer, I read with interest the recent article highlighting...

Short-term rentals, short-term gains

By
Holly Bartel

BELLOWS FALLS-I see as a huge problem the number of apartments and houses being used...

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