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Dec 14, 2020 To the editor: The Rockport Transfer Station turned 40 this year and there is a story of municipal perseverance to tell. The facility is now a smaller version of, but every bit equal to, the best drop off operations in the state. So how’d that happen and who’s responsible? During the last four decades the public in Rockport deserves and enormous amount of credit. No local service could expect to thrive without it’s customers. Approximately 3,000 households continue to choose to pay a user fee to come into the Transfer Station and that support speaks ...

Energy behind the idea of moving it. it is not just indigenous australians who want to move the day. there is a progressive disposition, people on the left, who have sided with the indigenous population. and there are quite a few i think people in the mainstream now who are saying look, it almost doesn't matter whether you agree with the original argument. it is really a question about whether we can all unify around this day andi iajanuary 26 does seem to be that day. so on there is a sense that this is not going to go away, that each year it is becoming more and more controversial.there iss ...

A summertime celebration. >> but for the an an original oig communities, it is a painful day because it memorial lizs iz date the british began colon nizing, a process that killed tens of thousands and ripped entire groups from their homes and societies. >> now indigenous australians and supporters say the holiday should be moved to a new date free of the old wounds. >> we want to create awareness that we're still here, we're still strong, we see alternatives to this date. it is micked feelings. personally, i want a day we can all celebrate and this is to create awareness that we all can celeb...