Letter: My Meaning Was Misinterpreted

To the Editor: Margaret Richardson, in her May 28 letter (“How Fortunate to Be ‘Suitable,’”) appears to have taken my use of the word “unsuitable” as having a racist or otherwise prejudicial meaning. In fairness to her, I might have been better advised to use the word “ineligible” …

• Letter: How Fortunate to Be ‘Suitable’

Letter: Delightful Addition to the Paper

To the Editor: Please pat yourselves on the back for adding Paula Nulty to your roster of contributors. Her writing is crisp, her style is light and funny, and her approach is honest. It is a delight to read what she has to report about life from her …

Letter: How to Stop Texting While Driving

To the Editor: I think we are barking up the wrong tree when we expect our young drivers to put away their phones when driving. It is difficult for those of my generation to understand, but these devices are like additional body parts to the younger generations, and …

Letter: More Bias Than Insight

To the Editor: It is astounding that the Los Angles Times would publish an op-ed so full of anti-corporate bias, misstatements and faulty logic, and that our very own Valley News would see fit to republish the same (“Apple’s Tax Tricks Give Rise to Lousy Reform Ideas,” June …

• Column: Apple’s Tax Tricks Give Rise to Lousy Reform Ideas

Letter: Solution: Responsible Drivers

To the Editor: I send my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the four people who have recently lost their lives on Route 4 and hope that this letter doesn’t come across as insensitive. Accounts of the accidents made no mention of vehicular malfunction, which means …

• Shumlin Lays Out Safety Measures for Route 4 Stretch
• Rumble Strips Urged on Route 4

Letter: The Problems on Route 4

To the Editor: It’s good that a communitywide discussion of the problems of Route 4 has begun. I’d like to add a few suggestions and observations, some possibly already mentioned: ∎  Repaint the center and fog lines, which are dangerously faded in many places, and fill in the …

• Shumlin Lays Out Safety Measures for Route 4 Stretch
• Rumble Strips Urged on Route 4

Letter: What Happened to My Rights?

To the Editor: Have my rights under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing freedom from unreasonable search and seizure been violated by the National Security Agency tracking my telephone and email messages? Did my congressional delegation approve this violation? How do I find out? Jon Appleton …

Letter: Skip’s Run Is This Weekend

To the Editor: “Four Miles for Research” is the slogan for the Skip Matthews Memorial Run. Over the last nine years, thousands of people have participated in this growing community event. While celebrating Skip Matthew’s life, we promote community awareness about brain tumor research and, thanks to the …

Letter: Many Easements, Few Problems

To the Editor: I am sorry that a Plainfield landowner and the public are at odds over access to a parcel of conserved land in town. In Cornish, we have approximately 2,900 acres of conserved land in parcels ranging in size from 10 acres to 670 acres. Almost …

• N.H.: Plainfield Property Owner Has Upper Hand in Trail Dispute

Letter: Happy-Family Myth at Dartmouth

To the Editor: As a Dartmouth faculty member of some 30 years and veteran of many foreign study programs, I think I know what I am talking about. Dartmouth College is not some isolated “magic mountain” place. It reflects society at large, though in many cases its more …