Winsted, CT

The Cost of Educational "Experiments" By Ursula B.G. Kilner, Salisbury      Over the years I have taught just about every age of student. Ray Pavlak [Death by Voucher, July 19] blithely mentions that the Cleveland public schools will be experimenting with vouchers for the next five or ten years. More ... A Tragic Mistake in New Britain By Robert L. Murphy III      When I first heard about the tragic police shooting of a young New Britain man on July 23, "He got what he deserved" ran through my mind. But if the account later that week in the New Britain Herald holds any truth to this tragedy, I should be ashamed of myself. More ... Fly the Stars and Stripes Proudly By Ray and Astrid Robitaille, Jack and Sheila Haskins, Winsted Read the Story... The World Needs to Know the Truth By Bud Stefanski, Adams, MA      A piece titled "A Question of Blood," written by Dan Gordon, appeared in The Jewish Journal on May 24, 2002. Dan Gordon is a former sergeant in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces), the author of five books, and a screenwriter. More ... Caring People Aid Neighbors in Distress By Clare and Gerry Stevens, Winsted      We are writing to publicly acknowledge a number of people who came to our aid on Saturday evening, July 20. We were preparing to participate in the Highland Lake Watershed Association boat parade when we discovered that our boat had sunk right in front of our cottage. More ... Tired of Giving Our Tax Money Away By Edward H. LeHoskey, Torrington      Mr. Marvin Peyser: In your article "If You Don't Have Logic" [July 12], you accuse me of attacking you personally. If you will go back and refer to your original piece, dated June 21 [Supporting Israel Is in America's Best Interest], you refer to my article as "vicious." More ... America Not Responsible for a Foreign Government By Anthony Accetta, Great Barrington      I read with much interest Marvin Peyser's letter "If You Don't Have Logic" in the July 12 issue of The Voice. It was a response that contained much emotion, but little logic. More ... A Palestinian State Would Be a Disaster for the World By Marvin Peyser, Torrington      I finally am grateful to William Carlotti [Making Scapegoats of the Palestinians, July 26]. Many previous writers have said that the Palestinians have been in the land for thousands of years (somehow ignoring the fact that the Arab conquest wasn't until 635 C.E. More ... What Is the Real Issue? By Barbara Ann Cisowski, Torrington      To Bob Davidson [On Aging and Profiling, July 19], I say that if you do believe in God, then you really must know that God knows what God does. More ... How Good Are Our Teachers? By Bob Davidson, Canton      All adults, but especially parents, are teachers. Children learn as much by observing adult behavior as they do by what is said to them. More ... A Marriage in Style By Arlene Ascenzo, Torrington      It was a Saturday afternoon and I was traveling in my car down Main Street in Torrington. I passed by St. Francis Church and noticed a lot of people of all ages dressed to the occasion standing outside of the church, apparently waiting to congregate inside for a service. More ...