There will not be a Brattleboro Citizens’ Breakfast in either November or December; see you in 2015!
If you ever wish to review or research past Breakfast presentations, an index can be found at this link: http://bit.ly/YkYQBx
While Not Breakfasts, the following events will be hosted at Senior Meals at the Gibson-Aiken Center:
- On Wednesday December 3 at 12 noon there will be a “Lunch with the Chief,” newly appointed Brattleboro Police Chief Michael Fitzgerald. The suggested donation for lunch is $6.00 ($3.50 for those over 60.) RSVP – 257-7570
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On Saturday, December 20, at 5:00pm, there will be a free “Seniors’ Holiday Dinner” with US Senator Bernie Sanders.
RSVP by Friday, December 12 by calling either 1-800-339-9834 or 802-257-7570. Free transportation provided for Brattleboro Housing Authority residents.
Other items of interest:
There is a movement afoot to encourage VT Attorney General Sorrell to join in with or otherwise support several jurisdictions (the State of Kentucky, the City of Chicago and the California counties of Orange and Santa Clara) who are suing pharmaceutical manufacturers under the theory that their aggressive marketing of synthetic opioids (e.g., Oxycontin) has resulted in spiraling addiction, health care costs and deaths. To read more about the campaign and see a template for a letter you can write, click here.
For a somewhat lighter, but very accurate explanation of the issue, click here.
Do you know who Jonathan Gruber is? “What about that Obamacare guy who says the American people are stupid?” If you haven’t been following the story, consider this analysis: Read The Price of Ignorance.
