Tuesday Letters: Libraries, Land Use and Community Literacy
Frank McLaughlin supported epileptic family members through decades of factory and railroad work, living modestly on wages and Social Security, as chronicled in Jeffrey Bergeron's column.
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Tuesday letters: Libraries, land use and community literacy
Let’s be clear on library law On Dec. 12, the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners interviewed 12 candidates for three Garfield County Public Library District trustee positions. Every applicant receives a packet that includes the Library Bill of Rights and access to Colorado library law. These documents clearly define the legal duties of a library trustee. Trustees formally agree to uphold them. Yet the interviews made one thing evident…
Biff America: Heritage of hardship
Frank McLaughlin was as attractive as a bucket of ears. He had bulging eyes, a lantern jaw and a nose flattened by a shovel. The Irish immigrant, born in the late 1800s, was built for manual labor. He had a short, muscular body with abnormally long arms proportioned to his stunted torso, giving him an ape-like appearance. When he applied for his job in a Brockton, Massachusetts factory, the foreman asked him three questions. “Do you drink?” Fra…
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