Letters
Dear Editor,
Mitt Romney said that 47 percent of the American people pay no income tax. This is true. Our progressive tax rate structure is so skewed that a large number of lower-income working people do not pay any income tax. Yes, they may pay Social Security and Medicare tax, but that...
Dear Editor:
Cooperative Elder Services, Inc, an Adult Day Health and Alzheimer's Day Program located at 8 West Main St. in Groton, would like to thank Middlesex Savings Bank for their recent charitable donation. Their generous contribution will benefit our Hot Meals Program, which provides...
Dear Editor,
On behalf of the Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA) and the Auction 2012 Committee, we would like to thank the individuals and businesses whose support and help made NRWA Auction 2012 a success.
Our festive evening at the Sheraton Four Points, a stone's throw from our beloved...
On March 9th a fire destoyed the apartment complex in Minneapopolis, MN where Groton resident Dale Martin's daugher Leah(Martin) Berndt and granddaughter Jenifer had just moved in. They escaped unhurt but lost everything including school books and personal items. They will be moving into a new...
Dear Editor:
It's no surprise that candidates for elective office rely on consultants to help them create vote-getting images. Take Mitt Romney who has been advised by Eric Fehrnstrom since before the candidate's first run for president in 2008. Eric, this image-maker genius, now let the cat out...
Dear Editor:
I have just read the article about the possible purchase of the Sacred Heart property by a private citizen for the purpose of donating it to the town for a senior center (see March 23 issue), and I also read some of the comments for and against. I am getting a strong feeling of déjà...
On Thursday, March 22, 2012, thousands of Hadassah Members and Associates came together across the country to toast Hadassah's Centennial. Locally, the Nashoba Valley chapter of Hadassah celebrated at Groton's own Main Street Café. Over fifty women, men and children celebrated 100 years of Hadassah...
Dear Editor:
The current news item caught my attention: "Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Starts 14-Year Prison Sentence."
I know that this former governor was found guilty on 18 counts related to his attempts to "sell" the US Senate seat vacated when Barack Obama was elected president....
Dear Editor,
Groton Dunstable Education Foundation (GDEF) wishes to thank everyone who helped make its winter Trivia events such a tremendous success. The three Trivia Nights (Jan. 7, Feb. 4, and March 3) and our new Kids' Trivia for Middle School students (March 15) raised $2375 for GDEF's spring...
To The People of Groton:
I came to Groton 53 years ago, purchased a home, started a business and raised four wonderful children, all of whom are graduates of the Groton Dunstable Regional School system. Today they are good citizens in an ever-changing world
In the spring of 1973, having...