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Julie Wash's avatar

Great stuff this a.m. Ken. All of it. Thank you.

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mike parwana's avatar

There are commonalities in the story of Miles Taylor and problems at the Rockwell Falls library.

In the local story Kathleen Jones, a former library board member, emerged as something of a hero for due process and the rights of the community as a whole - and she has been defamed for it, probably threatened too.

It is hard not to notice that women in general, but professional women in particular have become the focus of much of the intimidation by a segment of the local library community. The remaining elected board member, a man, a Christian church leader, spent a lot of time at the recent “informational meeting” gaslighting the public, misrepresenting facts and statements of others, and bullying others. Kathleen Jones’ resignation from the board reflected in a way the attempts of Taylor to prevent a destructive personality from doing further damage to the local institution. Fortunately SALS (Southern ADK Library System) and the Board of Regents will step in to appoint new trustees who, it is hoped, will calm the aggressors. But as Ken noted, it will take people with personal fortitude t and bravery to step forward in the interests of the community as a whole.

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