Black Lives Matter
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Fourth-grader wins OK to fly BLM flag at Mary Hogan
Elias Urang delivered a master class in social justice and the democratic process at Monday’s Addison Central School District board meeting. And he’s only 9 years old.
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Ways of Seeing: Apt response to ‘All Lives Matter’
Let’s imagine a house catches on fire one dry summer day, and fortunately, someone gets hold of the fire department.
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Letter to the editor: Civics ed would build community
In reply to the Oct. 21 letter to the editor that ran under the headline “The BLM flag is a divider” — I would like to see civics…
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MUHS students raise the BLM flag
MIDDLEBURY — More than 80 Middlebury Union High School students stood shoulder-to-shoulder during a picture-perfect Friday afternoon to witness the raising of the Black Lives Matter banner on…
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Cullinane: ACSD is committed to creating a more inclusive environment
The Addison Central School Board agreed on this statement regarding the flying of the Black Lives Matter flag at Middlebury Union High School, and board Chair Mary Cullinane…
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Letter to the editor: The BLM flag is a divider
Every morning the custodian of the school goes out and raises the American Flag, sadly the children inside that school, do not know the Pledge of Allegiance nor…
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BLM flag can fly at Middlebury schools
Almost two years after floating their original request to fly the Black Lives Matter flag at Middlebury Union High School, students there will now be able to raise…
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Letter to the editor: Not all anti-racist signs are created equal
I do not find anything neutral about the statement “Racism Has No Home Here,” nor does it strike me as turning a blind eye to injustice.
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Letter to the editor: MUHS should fly the BLM flag
I am one of many community members who have written to the Addison Central School District board in support of allowing Middlebury Union High School students to fly…
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Letter to the editor: Best if school remain neutral, limit flags they fly
It will be a big mistake if the flag poles at schools change the current policy and fly the Black Lives Matter flag.Aristotle rightfully said “when two people…
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ACSD fails to pass flag policy
MIDDLEBURY — The searing national debate over what kinds of flags should be permitted to fly on government flagpoles continues to play out in Middlebury, where the Addison…
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ACSD board eyes policy after students seek BLM flag
MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central School District Board on Aug. 23 will decide whether to entertain requests to fly flags on district property that impart private messaging —…
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Ways of seeing: Seeing (BLM) signs of progress
In 1969 I adopted a biracial daughter. Though she has not searched for her heritage, she has always believed herself to be half African American. Jasmine was born…
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Letter to the editor: BLM flag stands for all of us
The indefinite raising of the Black Lives Matter flag represents a student, staff, and community-supported initiative at Mt. Abe. This flag is intended to acknowledge, interrogate, and begin…
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Porter pursues diversity, inclusion
MIDDLEBURY — Porter Medical Center has created a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council to help the county’s hospital create a more just, welcoming and responsive place for…