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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1972
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201, serving the local community with news and notices.
Editorial questions why the Mt Anthony Union School Board held a brief executive session to draft public meeting ground rules and why the process was secret. It warns that hidden rules could mute public input and create a controlled, nondebate session despite promises to advertise outcomes.
A letter applauds Hamilton Shields of the Bennington Housing Authority for spotlighting a price surge on the Willow Road parcel intended for the elderly housing project. The piece argues the rapid valuation jump from $15,000 to $150,000, notes secret meetings and calls for transparent public discussion, and urges the board to publicly address the issue and provide clear answers rather than fueling rumors.
The essay notes that a hearth fire is costly yet not all talk beside an open fire solves issues or taxes. It argues much talk vanishes like heat up the chimney, but the reflected glow remains its own justification and charm.
A Letter to the Banner presents Mount Anthony Union High School philosophy and aims. It stresses education as curiosity driven growth, respect for differences, and community links. Goals include varied programs, continuous evaluation, interdisclipinary planning, and fostering self discipline and democratic responsibility. North Bennington.
To the Editor of The Banner a Vermont SOS council is formed. The letter cites a 1971 Congressional Record speech by Rep. John Rarick arguing federal control of child care and schooling threatens local systems and family freedoms. It urges responsible parents to support a Bennington based Vermont SOS council and notes local autonomy from Liberty Lobby linked efforts.
Richard Kenyon from Manchester Center argues for amnesty for roughly 70,000 Vietnam era draft dodgers. He contends the war was unwinnable and unjust, cites personal losses from leaving home and career, and invokes Lincoln and Washington as precedents for forgiveness. He urges return home with clemency to spare soldiers who died needlessly.
Isabelle Roberts expresses deep gratitude for being selected for a new home after three years of waiting. She credits the Lord and the Shields couple for their tireless work aiding the elderly, and hopes to assist Brandon Training School children again this year if her health allows. She sends blessings to all who helped.
The writer muses on radicalism as a personal trait and social force, citing Prof. Michael Parenti and Scott Nearing. He argues radicals favor reason over spirit, view others as irrational, tie happiness to wealth, and questions Parenti’s conduct and UVM fate while praising Nearing’s pacifism.
Washington column argues two issues mock thoughtful leaders busing and Vietnam. McGovern and Kennedy are critiqued for being reduced to paper cutouts by campaign machines. The piece urges separating ideology from policy to allow real problem solving in war and domestic questions.
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