Love the article. I've known Lester Dunklee for years and always had a great respect for him - you couldn't find a nicer person!
A great machinist, too - very innovative!
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On Oct. 28, I attended the pipeline showdown at the Northfield Elementary School with the contestants being Democracy vs. Corporatocracy, or the majority of the voting public versus Kinder Morgan. Democracy is a system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule directly, rule through freely elected representatives, or - simply stated - rule by the majority. “Corpratocracy,” on the other hand, is defined as an economic and political system controlled by corporations and corporate interests.
The 19th Annual Collegiate A Cappella Benefit Concert will take place on Saturday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m., at Brattleboro's historic Latchis Theatre. Among the six groups slated to perform are the Vassar Devils, featuring Brattleboro native Ben Brady. Brady, a 2020 graduate of Brattleboro Union High School, is studying astronomy and physics at Vassar. He sings baritone with the Vassar Devils and serves as the group's assistant music director. As a high school student, Brady was a frequent performer...
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