Letters

Letter: Grateful for Towns’ Support

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

To the Editor: The board and staff of Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont would like to express our appreciation to the residents of the towns in Windsor and Windham counties who voted in support of funding requests at their town meetings. This critically important town funding helps to support HCRS’ walk-in clinics (located in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Springfield and Hartford) and allows us to ensure services for …

Letter: The NRA Speaks; Congress Cowers

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

To the Editor: A headline in the May 3 Valley News screamed the findings of a recent report: “Middle-Age Suicide Rate Up Sharply.” According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there was a 28 percent increase in middle-age suicides in the decade from 1999 to 2010. In 2010 alone, 38,350 folks took their lives, and nearly half of …

Letter: Trying to Make Voters Forget

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

To the Editor: Benghazi happened over six months ago, and our Republican leaders are trying to make you forget about Newtown, Conn. The diplomat who died in this riot did not die from gunshot wounds. He died, according to the news media, from smoke inhalation. I feel sorry for his family and relatives, but even a second-grade student knows about the importance of …