Thank you, Gary Sachs, for being a draft resister! During my time in service, I would never have wanted to depend on your integrity in a life-or-death situation.
Those I served with were filled with true humanity. That's why only 8 percent of the population took the one step forward to allow others to live with no risk to their life of free expression, as witnessed by your photo of you holding the sign.
Respectfully,
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A $150,000 grant from TD Bank will help Windham & Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT) cope with myriad housing challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money, says Executive Director Elizabeth Bridgewater, will support a collaboration between WWHT and Groundworks Collaborative, another social-services nonprofit, to provide housing and supportive services for residents living at The Chalet in West Brattleboro. The Chalet follows the model of the Trust's Great River Terrace, hailed as the first permanent supportive housing project in southern Vermont...
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