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Middle school naming fight is about our collective story

June 7, 2024

As we forge a compromise on the name of our future middle school, let’s keep in mind what this fight has really been about.

Name new middle school’s library for Ellen Garrison

May 31, 2024

Ellen Garrison was an educator who taught children, unable to get an education, to read.

School Committee’s naming vote ‘Stands Up For Ellen’

May 31, 2024

Would I have preferred the simple “Ellen Garrison Middle School?” Absolutely. Is the new name clunky? Yes. Is the new name acceptable? Also yes.

Don’t fret over Ripley’s record; name school for Ellen Garrison

May 31, 2024

Like every judge sitting in our state and federal courts, the School Committee should accept the fact that they might have missed the mark on the first pass.

Why aren’t school officials listening to Town Meeting on Garrison?

May 31, 2024

While the School Committee holds authority for naming, Town Meeting is also a legitimate body that can and should be heard and respected.

Do we even deserve an Ellen Garrison Middle School?

May 31, 2024

Do we have a fraction of her integrity, courage, strength, and wisdom to reflect on what is at stake here and just do the right thing?

Historical notes on renaming Ripley… and Willard

May 31, 2024

All of the other schools in Concord are named after educators: Bronson Alcott, Henry David Thoreau, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, Frank Sanborn.

School Committee stance on Garrison naming is ‘embarrassing’

May 31, 2024

Let’s be clear — naming a building is NOT the same as naming the entire school.

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