To the editor:
I have been reading with interest the articles and letters surrounding the upcoming election for Stockbridge town moderator.
As suggested by another writer, I did take a quick look at Chapter 39 of the general Massachusetts laws. Those laws most certainly specify what duties a moderator must perform, but I don’t see any laws that prevent them from doing anything else. And even if there was such a law, I would point out that, as demonstrated by Section 19 of that same chapter, laws can be repealed.
Ms. Owens has indeed written “Times are changing and we have to change with them.”
I would note that without change, there is only stagnation. As long as it is for the betterment, change is not something to be feared; rather, it is something that must be embraced. The world is changing, and I, for one, would prefer not to be left behind.
David Jameson
Stockbridge
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