Letter to the Editor: An ode to ‘Our Lady of the Mails’

“A tribute to Judy, the wonderful woman who brings the mails to Ripton.”

“Xi Jinping, Vladimir and Stephen plant the seeds from which US self-destruction grows.”

“These dangerous departures from the rule of law — government agents killing protestors, an Administration defending these actions, the Justice Department precluding local investigation — are chilling.”

“Over the past few weeks you may have driven by individuals holding ‘Signs of Fascism’ in Middlebury. This is why.”

“Just because population growth has been our history does not mean that it is desirable.”

“We choose and shape the future we desire.”

“Social Security isn’t a handout — it’s a promise that millions of us older Americans who have paid it into with every paycheck.”

“We are still, days later, in the thrall of what we later agreed was one of the finest pieces of theater either of us has ever seen in our respective 80 years.”

“When anyone in our community gets sick, they should see a doctor — period. That’s what equal dignity looks like.”

“Lies and deceptions are the expected and acceptable manner in which [Donald Trump] conducts his transactional life.”

“Thank you, Bruce, and thank you Better Middlebury Partnership for embracing this treasured experience.”

“Rails/on a sleigh for the ride up to/Bread Loaf. Its rising mountain./ Its writers, porch-rocking, revising/their novels and poems, refusing/to correct a frozen typo.”

“I enjoy the amenities of both states but contribute little to those state-funded amenities, except for sales tax.”

“People need to know that they are not alone, that they have not been forgotten.”

“Random, unrestrained disruption is not a rational strategy.”