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Charney/My Turn: Unintended consequences

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

"The opposite of poverty is not wealth but justice.” — Bryan Stevenson Kiera, 16, was an honor student in Bartow, Fla., until she was expelled. Kiera, curious to find out if it was true that an eight-ounce plastic bottle filled with toilet cleanser and aluminum foil would smoke, experimented. And as happened, the bottle inflated, blew its cap and smoked. It was a … 0

Blixt/My Turn: Say ‘no’ to K12

Monday, June 17, 2013

Greenfield is selling out its educational legacy to the lowest bidder — a corporation that has established a solidly toxic reputation for profiteering, lying, manipulation, creepy ultra-right-wing politics and looting the public trust. K12 Inc. is called “The Monsanto of Education.” Does this seem too harsh? Only in that it may be unfair to Monsanto. K12 has spent three years openly and arrogantly … 0

Wedegartner/My Turn: Reappoint Jim Allen

Monday, June 17, 2013

For many reasons, it would be a mistake for the Town Council to not reappoint Jim Allen as a member of the Planning Board. I think we have only to look at the elections for town offices this year to understand that it is very hard to get people interested in serving their town on a volunteer basis, elected or appointed. Jim Allen … 0

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