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An open letter to the trustees of Cobleigh Library, Lyndonville, VT and to its Library Director Bryn Hoffman, and to all libraries:

You were elected to be a library trustee or to be a library leader. Did you run for this position to bring sexual perversion to the innocent children of the community? Did those who voted for you want you to do that?

Children’s minds are like sponges. Prudent views of morality commonly held by our forefathers were much more safe, sound, and well-advised than the degenerated and prurient images and words that today are cheaply and unbelievably passed off as being kind and considerate nourishment for children, when they are actually a filthiest type of indoctrination. The invariable Marxist or socialist first step while infiltrating and taking over a nation, is to seduce that nation’s moral underpinnings, taking them right into the gutter.

Do we love our children? Children who at their tender vulnerable ages might unfortunately see/hear “Drag Queen Story” Hour etc., and who need the direction, guidance, and dare I say PROTECTION of their parents? Children can be easily led, as they do not have the maturity to understand, reason, and think critically.

I am in hopes that library trustees, like many citizens, will strongly question and dismiss the “American Library Association” with its Marxist Socialist agenda. Using today’s mouthpiece media outlets that speak with something very close to a single voice, dictated by identical talking points, the Marxist agenda is being forced on people generally today; they are made to feel compelled to “go along with the program”, when there is in fact absolutely NO REASON they should have to feel that way. In other words, it’s important that you be aware that most of the area’s community are, at least quietly, repelled by things like “Drag Queen Story Hour”, and by depravities such as various oozingly suggestive age-inappropriate books on shelves in children’s and young adult’s library areas.

It is important, to work toward getting OUT of the “ALA”, which is coaching library personnel to be “change agents” (an accepted Marxist practice). Please work to restore libraries to being a vital resource with real and uplifting books. Each if us will one day stand before the Lord to give an account of what we have done while on the Earth. It is quite easy to see whether He looks very favorably upon bringing such harms to children.

To the Editor:

I served on the Franklin school board many years ago.  I remember when (about 40 years ago) we had 2 or 3 people working in the Superintendent of schools office, in the Franklin Northwest district as well as the Franklin Northeast district. We had one teacher in each classroom at this time. 

We now have at least 23 people in each Supervisory office…but, we still have one teacher in the classroom. My point is, our school budgets are not the problem as much as the  bloated administration is. 

When I hear folks complaining about the cost of operating a school, I believe, most do not realize how many organizations are feeding  on the education system’s overall costs. I know that you and Rob Roper understand the effects of the “blob”, but most people do not. 

I realize that these organizations have screwed themselves in like ticks, but more awareness is needed. Perhaps more info on how to turn a public school into an independent one as North Bennington has would help people to understand independent schools may be the best way to starve the parasites that are the Superintendent Association, Principals Association, etc.

-Jim Jewett, Franklin 

To the Editor:

I think that term limits in politics should be looked at more closely than they have in years. While I do believe some individuals are still effective after a long run, most are clearly not.

Incumbents dominate elections. You just get used to voting for the same name and unless that person has clearly improved the area’s level of life, new blood can be positive. Term limits would break up that monopoly. Participation is increased with more voter turnout.

As long as new locals run for office the public gets new choices and better choices as well in many cases. And I do not mean transplants from other states that do not like where they have been and then try to change Vermont to be similar to where they came from. That happens all the time. We have a lot more than enough of that in the Green Mountain state already.

Lets face it, career politicians have experience enriching themselves in some cases as well as their cronies. And leaders under term limits who are close to their constituents ensure a return to their home where they are subject to the laws they helped get passed, not still in office.

With term limits less corruption with lobbyists takes place and lawmakers know they have been sent to do a job and have a set amount of time to get that done.

Instead of trying slowly over decades trying to build enough support to pass bills a sense of urgency would take place moving along the slow process of change.

Unfortunately do not count on many incumbents to make real change to the status quo. After all, it would take away the cushy environment that has been created. And the longer you have been there the less likely you will make a serious move to change the law.

And as I’ve said before, after ten years if you have not improved the region for your fellow man and woman you probably are not very good at your job. You’ve had your chance and it’s time to move along. Ask your local Representative today what they are most proud of during their time in office. If you don’t like the answer, refocus your allegiance when you go to the polls.

With that said, I also know there are exceptions. I witnessed one this week. After 46 years in Montpelier Senator Bobby Starr has called it a career. A very well liked man in the state house who helped both sides of the aisle. The way politics should be. They don’t make them like that anymore. Best of luck in retirement sir and thank you for a job very well done.

-Ken Wells, Brownington