[RP TownTalk] To Set The Record Straight

[johnferg27 at aol.com]

Reading the history of the TownCrier in J. Jones' e-mail got my attention 
because:

    1.  The TownCrier began publication in the late 1960s and has continued 
(as a Town
          publication) since that time with NO INTERRUPTION.

    2.  An independent newsletter was published by Citizens for Open 
Government (COG)
          beginning in 1988 (approximately)  -- it had no connection to the
          official town newsletter.  An earlier publication called P.S. was 
published in the  
          1970s.

    3.  The TownCrier accepted Letters to the Editor for the entire 12 years 
I was in the
          Mayor's office -- ALL LETTERS  were published during my tenure, 
including letters 
          that criticized me and/or my administration..  It was the 
administration that followed,
          beginning in June 2001, that ended the opportunity for residents to 
write in 
          their comments.  A sad happening . . .
          

Any reader who would like to verify the facts regarding the TownCrier and the 
publication of Letters to the Editor up through June of 2001 can do so at the 
Town Hall -- a record copy of every issue of the newsletter beginning with 
the 1960s was kept in binders that should be readily shown to anyone who comes 
in to request access.  Regarding the independent newsletters I referred to 
above, I believe record copies were provided to the Main Library on Adelphi Road 
and they may be available in the Maryland Room at that facility.

                                                                              
      Ann Ferguson
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