Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the editor - August 14, 2025

Miscarriage leaveMark Said of Msida writes:The government is claiming that Malta is the first country with a miscarriage leave model. Well, this is not true at all.Several countries offer government-paid leave for miscarriage, with varying eligibility and coverage. New Zealand was a pioneer, introducing miscarriage bereavement leave in 2021.Last January, the German parliament strengthened maternity...

LFP Letters to the Editor: August 13, 2025

Free Press reader says by planting more trees, shrubs, flowers and gardens, "we all benefit from fresher air, shade, beauty and sustenance."

Letter to the Editor: Real Time Governance Question – Can Efficiency and Control Exist Together?

The following is a letter to the editor and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of BNEWS.  Warrant Article #30 was voted down at the May 14, 2025, Town Meeting. The vote was 43 in favor and 44 against. There were two parts to the Warrant. The Conservation Commission requested that the name of a bylaw be changed from Stormwater & Erosion and Sedimentation Control Bylaw to Stormwater Management. The town members generally agreed during discus…

Letter to the editor

Jonah Goldberg's "Colbert's Swan Song is a Zeitgeist Moment" was a total waste of a few hundred words. He should have said that Colbert was losing $40 million a year. It was a capitalist moment not a zeitgeist moment. Colbert's…

Letter to the Editor: Aug. 15

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