Opinion - Concord Bridge

Letter: ‘Everyone should be made to feel welcome.’

April 13, 2023

I had the pleasure to attend the Meriam’s Corner Parade and Ceremonies on April 8, a beautiful, uplifting event on a perfect spring day. Many thanks to all the planners and participants.

Letter: Runners, stay out of traffic!

April 13, 2023

Lexie Averick Thompson’s letter to the editor on March 31, addressing the habit of pedestrians of walking with the traffic brings to mind an encounter I had with my aunt Pauline. She

Letter: Fire and brimstone have no place at reenactments

April 13, 2023

I can’t be the only one who is appalled by the speeches delivered by the Reverend who spoke twice at the Meriam’s Corner event in Concord. We come to Patriots Day reenactments

Letter: Animal bonding or animal threat?

April 13, 2023

Extraordinary photo on page. 1 of Issue 12, Volume 2, but a fatuous caption: “Animal bonding?” I see a carnivorous hunter chasing prey, both acting on instinct. If we want to preserve wildlife

Letter: Solar plan at middle school isn’t a wise one

April 13, 2023

Town Meeting Article 21 is a well-intended but poorly structured measure to increase the Town’s solar generation capacity by building a 1,500 kilowatt set of canopy and roof-mounted panels at the new

Letter: K-8 Budget should be judged fairly

April 13, 2023

In a 6-8% inflationary environment, Superintendent Hunter and her team have presented a lean, “level service” 2024 budget for the K-8 Concord Public Schools (CPS) that includes a modest 4.7% increase. This

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

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