[The following was written for the town listserv and is reposted here.] I’m a member of the local selectboard but I don’t speak here for town government, nor could I. This is my opinion and I’m happy to discuss it with any of you. (Though I believe listserv rules prohibit personal heckling, so you might … Continue reading Ranked Choice Voting
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Protest arrest & answers to common town questions
This is the third in a series of four posts on related subjects. Yes I’m a selectboard member; no I’m not speaking for the board or the town. (As if I could!) This will be the first time I have publicly discussed this, because I prefer focus not be on myself when hundreds of children … Continue reading Protest arrest & answers to common town questions
Divesting our livelihoods from mass suffering
This is the second in a series of four posts on related subjects. Yes I’m a selectboard member; no I’m not speaking for the board or the town. (As if I could!) Did you know that almost four months ago, the death toll in Gaza largely stopped being counted because most of the people who … Continue reading Divesting our livelihoods from mass suffering
What about Gaza is germane to Hartford?
I love the Hartford listserv. The town I grew up in didn't have anything like this, and I wished it did. We had the internet; we just didn't use it like this, like a real community. In 1997, in the fourth grade, I started a chat room on the early chat protocol, "mIRC." My room … Continue reading What about Gaza is germane to Hartford?
Protected: Chicago police and their wobbly definition of “search”
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I helped break who Chicago police were spying on
Kristiana Rae Colón, center with the red scarf, leads a "Brown Friday" protest in a Chicago shopping district. This reporter broke the news that Colón, daughter of an Alderman, likely had her phone surveilled by Chicago police trying to learn where the protest was headed. Photo credit: Bryant Cross. This story of mine, published on … Continue reading I helped break who Chicago police were spying on
Brandon Smith 