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- Discussion articles at town meeting
- Town Meeting 2023 – Part 2
- Town Meeting 2023 – Part 1
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Cambridge Flag Project
- The Bell in the Town Hall
- Why I Am Supporting Rebecca Pitre
- Not seeking re-election
- Supporting Rebecca Pitre
- Alternative for VLCT
- Alternative to DEI
- Problems with DEI
- What is DEI?
- Questioning DEI
- What Killed Michael Brown?
- Proposition 16
- Great Awakenings
- Is Town Meeting Obsolete?
- Town Meeting 2021
- Vermont’s superpower
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Author Archives: George Putnam
Discussion articles at town meeting
The ability to have discussion is one of the strengths of an in-person town meeting. Voters can ask questions and get information. Voters can share information and opinions. Voters can hear about their neighbors’ concerns and views. Voters can question … Continue reading
Town Meeting 2023 – Part 2
As we approach the 2024 town meeting in my town of Cambridge, Vermont, it may be useful to reflect on last year’s town meeting. See Town Meeting 2023 – Part 1 for the series of Front Porch Forum posts that … Continue reading
Town Meeting 2023 – Part 1
As we approach the 2024 town meeting in my town of Cambridge, Vermont, it may be useful to reflect on last year’s town meeting. This post is about a series of Front Porch Forum posts that I published last year … Continue reading
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Today is the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly. Eleanor Roosevelt (pictured) chaired the committee that drafted this important document. In the Wall Street Journal, Mary Ann Glendon … Continue reading
Cambridge Flag Project
American Legion Post 35 in Cambridge celebrated Veterans Day with a dedication of the Cambridge Flag Project. Citizens sponsored 52 flags in honor or memory of local veterans and first responders. The flags were placed in the field next to … Continue reading
The Bell in the Town Hall
There is a 151-year-old bell in the tower of the Cambridge Town Hall that few knew about until this year. It had been hidden and silent for decades. This is the story of bringing that bell back to life and … Continue reading
Why I Am Supporting Rebecca Pitre
See my earlier post Supporting Rebecca Pitre. This post is to further explain to my friends and fellow citizens why I am supporting her. I spent yesterday morning at the Cambridge transfer station with Rebecca and her campaign for Vermont … Continue reading
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Not seeking re-election
I have been elected to two 3-year-terms on the Cambridge selectboard. My second term ends at town meeting in March 2023. I am not seeking re-election. When I retired from a career in business at the end of 2016, I … Continue reading
Supporting Rebecca Pitre
Rebecca Pitre is campaigning to represent my town of Cambridge in the Vermont House of Representatives. I support her candidacy. Rebecca lives in the adjacent town of Waterville. She is running in the Lamoille-3 House District which consists of Cambridge … Continue reading
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Alternative for VLCT
This post is part of a series of posts on Questioning DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). Please see the link for an introduction, a disclaimer, and a list of the initial posts in this series. DEI is a focus area … Continue reading
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