BRATTLEBORO-As we are engaged with the urgency of the political drama unfolding in real time, I remember someone who was instrumental in the events that led up to an earlier Constitutional crisis a half century ago.
Randy Kehler recently passed away at the age of 80 after a long illness. He was the anti-war activist who inspired Daniel Ellsberg to release the Pentagon Papers, leading to the end of the Vietnam war, and less directly to the resignation of President Nixon.
Randy and his wife, Betsy Corner, had lived in western Massachusetts for most of the ensuing years, finding many like-minded people in the community, and with them continuing opposition to senseless wars and trying to make the local community more humane and beautiful.
Whether you agree with their exact positions or methods, it's inspiring to find those who truly devote their lives to making the world a better place for all.
Fric Spruyt
Brattleboro
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