Eye-popping Gazette letter
Some notable stuff in this week’s Middleboro Gazette. First and foremost of course is my column – an innocuous piece that sings the praises of the Middleboro Library. Basically it recounts what a jackass I was when I first started using the Internet and thought that libraries were useless and obsolete.
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Update – It’s just come to my attention that the column is online. I’ve only seen one other posted before. The Jim Thomas letter is also online.
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In the opinion section is an eye-popping letter to the editor from former Town Moderator Jim Thomas related to the IT assessment meeting where BOS chairman Marsha Brunelle failed to recuse herself from a discussion concerning her huband’s department. Marsha is married to Middleboro IT Director Roger Brunelle. The led to an ethics complaint filed by Selectman Steve McKinnon. Mr. Thomas’s letter read:
Curious that he let Steve Spataro off the hook. With the exception of his vote on the IT assessment issue, Steve has done a good job on the BOS since his re-election. There was another letter from Allin Frawley complaining more about the process and lack of public notification for the IT assessment meeting.
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There is a nice story about a community cleanup effort lead by Judy Bigelow-Costa and Middleboro on the Move. The team spruced up the future Massasoit satellite campus that is moving into the Lincoln D. Lynch school. All in all an interesting issue from cover to cover and what’s even better is that I come off like the nice guy.
Themocracy
Note to Jim Thomas: take it from me, people don’t vote our selectmen based on intelligence or experience or any other recognizable quality befitting a representative of our community.
Their vote is based on where the candidate stands on the casino issue.
The people in Middleboro get what they deserve. Except that I have to live here too, and nothing aggravates me more than the lack of quality in our local leadership despite the fact that we have had better candidates to choose from.
Bumpkin – you come out looking like a nice guy? Wow, there must be pigs flying somewhere:)
In an interesting coincidence, I just got this tweet from the Old Colony Library Network.
RE: Flying Pigs – no kidding. Next thing you know MiMi will be dedicating a bench and garden to me.
Casino proponents remained silent or cheered when the Gavel Queen silenced legitimate questions, stifled democracy and her tyrannical conduct was noted by the media.
This surprises who?
Mark – thanks for the shout out.
Seems like some things never change here. Marsha, not only were your actions unethical, they were totally emasculating to your husband. Makes Roger look like he’s hiding behind your apron strings. You need to step aside and let him fight his own battles.