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Forum, March 6: Anonymous mailing is not persuasive Published: 3/5/2021 10:00:15 PM Modified: 3/5/2021 10:00:12 PM Anonymous mailing is not persuasive As new residents of the city of Lebanon we have been receiving informational mail in connection the upcoming election on Tuesday. We have worked on political campaigns and for civic causes, which we support, for most of our adult lives, and value receiving voter information and even requests of support. However, we find it disturbing to have received a hand-addressed postcard urging us to vote in a particular way on Lebanon’s school resource...

Forum, March 5: Thanks to voters of Hartford Published: 3/4/2021 10:00:16 PM Modified: 3/9/2021 9:57:39 AM Thanks to voters of Hartford This is a letter of thanks to all those who supported my reelection campaign to the Hartford Selectboard. Many of you wrote letters to the Valley News Forum, made social media posts, posted signs and held conversations with neighbors. Hearing such support from so many residents, as well as so many community members who run nonprofits in Hartford, made all the difference and was the key to success. Your vote is your voice and you let it be heard loud and cl...

Published: 3/3/2021 10:00:16 PM Modified: 3/3/2021 10:00:14 PM In Lebanon, vote inclusion, innovation and involvement I encourage everyone reading this letter to vote for my mother, Karen Liot Hill, for Lebanon city councilor at-large, and Lilian Maughan, Stephen Kantor, and Lisa Vallejo Sorensen for School Board. I have lived in Lebanon for almost 20 years, graduated from Lebanon High School in 2017 and am currently finishing my senior year at Dartmouth College. I serve as an adviser to the Lebanon Students of Color Collective. My years in the Lebanon School District were marked by freque...

Forum, March 1: Better to deal with ‘divisive topics’ openly, honestly Published: 2/28/2021 10:00:06 PM Modified: 2/28/2021 10:00:05 PM Better to deal with ‘divisive topics’ openly, honestly I was more than a little startled by the headline “NH bill would bar teaching ‘divisive topics’ ” (Feb. 20). The New Hampshire Legislature would sweep issues of racism and sexism under the rug rather than bring them into the light of day. Yes, our country is deeply divided. This year began with insurrectionists proudly displaying Confederate flags and pro-Nazi symbols in our nation’s ca...

Forum, Feb. 27: Kelly McConnell has experience Published: 2/26/2021 10:00:06 PM Modified: 2/26/2021 10:00:04 PM Kelly McConnell has experience On Tuesday, Hanover residents will vote on the Hanover and Dresden school budgets, as well as for School Board members. Given the multiple challenges of the pandemic, continuing work on the district’s strategic plan, and ongoing efforts at the state and local levels to control what and how teachers teach, it is critically important that we consider experience and continuity in selecting board members. With six years of service, if reelected, Kelly ...