Elected officials are caught between two leadership roles that are important in democracy. As an example, take the Woodstock City Council’s vote last week to restructure city government by adding two executive directors now – and one later – at the highest levels of the organizational chart. Should council members make that decision as representatives of Woodstock […]
Woodstock is looking for two new executive directors after a divided City Council Tuesday night voted to add those positions to a restructured city government. In the second meeting in three weeks to last more than three hours, the council voted 5-1 to add three new directors to the city’s organizational chart but fund only […]
Highly political decisions involved with vaccines I have been thinking a lot about your last week’s column [Declarations, Aug. 4, “Vaccinate, celebrate, summate”]. I was surprised and alarmed by your one-sided opinion. I believe that those who say that getting the vaccine is the only responsible course if you are “following the science” and concerned […]
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