Letters

Letters • Published April 07, 2021 08 a.m.

Continuity of Leadership

By Justin Murphy

I thank all the Charter Review Committee members for their willingness to participate in this important endeavor. We have many constituencies in our community and one of the most important is all...

Letters • Published April 07, 2021 08 a.m.

Music or Equity Coach

By Patricia Todd

Is it really true that a music program is going to be cut at Adams School, providing money instead for an equity coach? Music is an extremely important subject for all children to learn. It has...

Letters • Published April 07, 2021 08 a.m.

The Same Respect

By Lucy Marinelli

I’m Lucy. I’m 21 years old; I’m a senior at UConn. In the beginning of the pandemic, I worked at Big Y until I began serving with the AmeriCorps. I am a part of the...

Letters • Published April 07, 2021 08 a.m.

A Small First Step

By Hugh Birdsall

As a member of the Clinton Sustainability Committee, where equity is one of our primary concerns, I am writing with a proposal to my fellow shoreline citizens.As I was thinking about how,...

Letters • Published March 31, 2021 08 a.m.

Kindness and Care

By Andrea Aron

I would like to express my deepest gratitude and appreciation to town officials and employees for ramping up the mobile vaccine units and delivering a vaccine to my elderly mother, who is ill and...

Letters • Published March 31, 2021 08 a.m.

Don’t Be Fooled

By Elizabeth Wilson

The proposed budget is being marketed to us as a 1.4 percent increase and the lowest education budget request in many years. Don’t be fooled. It is camouflaging a huge upward trend in...

Letters • Published March 31, 2021 08 a.m.

Clarification and Context

By Heather Moore

In response to Carol Walter’s March 18 letter [“We Speak Through the Chair”] stating that “the education budget is too high since it contains salary increases and...

Letters • Published March 31, 2021 08 a.m.

Best Practices for Trails

By Douglas Clark

Almost a quarter of Guilford’s land area is protected open space, with miles and miles of hiking trails that are maintained largely by volunteers. Now that spring has officially arrived and ...

Letters • Published March 31, 2021 08 a.m.

Need to Reach Out

By John Olsen

As a Clinton resident who believes in good government, I must respond to Clinton Town Council member Carol Walter’s March 18 letter [“We Speak Through the Chair”]. Her letter...

Letters • Published March 31, 2021 08 a.m.

Heartfelt Appreciation

By Christi Burton

March 20 was the first day of spring 2021. It was a beautiful day and not just due to the weather and what the spring represents, but also because in Guilford we saw the spirit of generosity that...

Letters • Published March 31, 2021 08 a.m.

Far from Alone

By Meg Weisberg

As a parent of two kids in the Guilford schools, I strongly support the district’s efforts to expand social justice, equity, inclusion, and awareness. It’s time. All our kids...

Letters • Published March 31, 2021 08 a.m.

A Differing Opinion

By Deborah DeMusis

Lately, I read our local paper (March 11, “Budget Sparks Criticism, Support of Schools’ Equity Work”), and I am appalled at the assumptions reporters, leaders in our town, and ...