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Letters to the Editor

Pair failed to factor in fossil fuel damage

When exactly will this take place? How does one go about getting it?

"Auks in the Storm" earns reader's praise

Orleans did not embrace the concept which several towns like Harwich, Mashpee, Barnstable and Provincetown embraced, that of building a beloved community

Patti Page brings back fond memories

If we pass a law, we must enforce it

We have to see what is before our eyes

Seals and sharks will eventually hurt tourism

Editor's note: We asked the director of the Lower Cape Outreach Council to comment on our story questioning the charity's expenses for its website. Below is the LCOC Executive Director's  response.

Mr. Brooks:

Thanks for your inquiry.

Veteran's Day: The Brotherhood -
I saw it with my own eyes - because I saw it in theirs

By Maureen Tuohy-Bedford

To the Editor:

I am writing in support of Ballot Question 2. Taking a world view, there is no reason why the infirm should be forced to live on against their will, suffering needlessly and using resources needed by our burgeoning population.

Society needs to take a different attitude towards the inevitable. Let us not use the word “suicide” but rather “self de-termination.”

To the Editor:

Let's return Scott Brown to the United States Senate on Tuesday

My wife Betty and I just left a rally in Dennis for Scott Brown & his family, and felt the excitement of his campaign preparing for a another huge victory!

To the Editor:

Editor's note: We asked the Superintendent of Barnstable School District and the Principal of West Hyannis Elementary School to comment on our stories bemoaning the "De Facto Segregation" at the latter school. Below is the school board and superintendent's  response.

By Margeaux Weber, Chair, Stephanie Ellis, Vice Chair, Chris Joyce Fran McDonald, Patrick Murphy, Barnstable School Committee, and  Dr. Mary Czajkowski, Superintendent.

Dear Mr. Brooks:

Editor's note: We asked the Superintendent of the Barnstable School District and the Principal of the West Hyannis Elementary School to comment on our stories bemoaning the "De Facto Segregation" at the latter school. Below is the West Hyannis School Principal's response.

By Kathi Amato, Principal, West Barnstable Elementary School

Dear Mr. Brooks,

Editor's note: The following letter was received as a reply to Troy Clarkson's column "Why I will vote for Julia Taylor".

Why we will vote for Andrew Putnam, for Assembly of Delegates

Making Falmouth a Leader!

By Voices On Wastewater

Editor's note: The following letter was received as a reply to Joan Barkan's letter which was received in response to Greg O'Brien's October 7 blog post entitled, "Kline offers new compromise: The value of negotiating for Truro".

To the Editor:

Editor's note: The following letter was received in response to Greg O'Brien's October 7 blog post entitled, "Kline offers new compromise: The value of negotiating for Truro".

To the editor:

Editor's note: The following letter was received in response to yesterday's editorial by Walter Brooks entitled, "Educating 12-year-olds and 18-year-olds together".

To the Editor:

This is NOT a new concept for Sandwich; I repeat NOT a new concept for Sandwich schools!

Editor's note: The following letter was received in response to our recent story by Walter Brooks entitled, "Go to Sturgis, save $30k on college".

Your reporting "Go to Sturgis, save $30k on college" is incomplete

By a concerned parent (name withheld to protect his children still in school)