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Letter to the Editor: Divisiveness in town needs to stop

by | Dec 11, 2023 | Letter to Editor

It seems like only yesterday that a fair cross section of Hopkinton political viewpoints got together and, together, we managed to remove one divisive aspect of Hopkinton’s political, if not daily life. (Petition signers: Democrats 28%, Republicans 16%, unenrolled 56%. Town registered voters: D 22%, R 12%, U 65%.) Now, so shortly thereafter, we have others doing their best to create divisiveness within this community. One might have hoped Hopkinton had progressed way past schoolyard taunts.

— Ed Harrow, Hopkinton

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1 Comment

  1. Beth

    Did I miss something Ed? Where were the school yard bullying?

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