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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1976
Page
5
A critique of how Americans get campaign information from insiders, candidates, live interviews, news reports, pundits, campaign literature, and debates. It argues voters must assess source validity and not be swayed by media theatrics or superficial coverage.
A Letter to the Editor disputes a January 24 item claiming Joyce Lee Lewis is an unlicensed hairdresser. The writer argues licensing confirms professional ethics hygiene sterilization and public safety through required schooling testing and oversight by the state.
Barbara J. Burnham notes cosmetologists are licensed and trained, scalp doctors are not required, and shops are inspected by accredited agents. When sanitation rules fail a shop closes, license fees support testing, the cosmetology board, and inspectors. Mrs. Lewis may attend a Bennington Unit meeting to understand the profession.
A letter responds to a January 4 Editor’s note about licensing and education for cosmetologists in Vermont. Elizabeth C. Armstrong, licensed cosmetologist, argues licensing standards ensure safety and ongoing education. She notes historic progress, required schooling, state exams, and inspections, and rejects calls to end licensing.
A Berkshire columnist reports that about 25 percent of Massachusetts Amherst engineering sophomores are functionally illiterate in writing. The rest show deficits in paragraph unity and organization, despite college entrance and freshman rhetoric courses. The author argues for time and standards in writing instruction, noting funding and policy gaps.
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