Marijke Ormel News Today

Two members of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Mirella Gable and James Rester, decided to give back and donate their time, travel and costs to perform a French

To the editor: My name is Marijke Ormel, and I grew up in the Netherlands. In my late 20s I moved to the U.S. to be with my American boyfriend. I am writing this because so often I hear the term “socialism” misused. The Netherlands and many other European countries have a social democracy. The definition of a social democracy is a political system in which social justice and equality can be achieved within the framework of a free-market economy and a government chosen by the people. Ma...