Letters - Page 53

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Letter: Committee has sought to clarify parade criteria

April 13, 2023

The past several issues of The Bridge have contained letters addressing how the Public Ceremonies and Celebrations Committee has made decisions on the composition of the Patriots’ Day parade. As chair of

Letter: Argument against standing for Ukraine ‘absurd’

April 13, 2023

Robert Meltzer’s argument (Opinions, April 27, 2023) for opposing Concord’s support for Ukraine based on historic Ukrainian atrocities is absurd. Using his logic, the United States should not have supported France or

Letter: Leaf blowers and property rights

April 13, 2023

Article 37 will steer us back in the direction of respecting everyone’s property rights (noise and pollution). The idea that it will increase the cost of landscape maintenance ignores the costs you

Letter: Support Article 10, Article 21, new neighbors

April 13, 2023

Article 10 of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant is to assist the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission in its request for a full time director. The original warrant article, which asks for

Letter: It’s time to abolish open Town Meeting

April 13, 2023

In the Jim Crow South, many methods were used to disenfranchise voters. Poll taxes, literacy tests, etc. served to preserve minority rule. Here in Concord we have an equally effective way to

Letter: ‘It wasn’t long ago that we all used rakes’

April 13, 2023

Gas-powered leaf blowers (GPLB) are spectacularly bad for us, both locally and globally. Concord should phase them out. With their inefficient engines, GPLB generate an outsized amount of air pollution—greenhouse gasses, carcinogens,

Letter: Research discovers six additional American Revolution veterans

April 13, 2023

The year 2025 will mark the 250th anniversary of the historic battles of Concord and Lexington. The Select Board established the Concord250 Executive Committee and several subcommittees to mark this. One of

Letter: A solution in search of a problem

April 6, 2023

The Public Ceremonies and Celebrations Committee has new criteria to determine what groups can march in the Patriots Day parade. Where did these criteria come from? They disallow suitable civic groups and

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