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“On April 27my 13-year-old was attacked just before 6 p.m. by a man with a folding pocketknife on the bike path near the train trestle between North Beach and Leddy Park. The man demanded my son hand over his bike and his wallet. Although my son was fortunate enough to get away with both his bike and his walletthe man slashed him with the knife on his face and his shoulder. The cuts were superficialbut the whole event was incredibly frightening. Please take care on the bike path!”
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“The decline of the web in favor of social media entails grim consequences. Hyperlinks were the founding principle of the web; it secured a diversitynonlinearitydecentralization and interactivitywhich made the web so powerful. But social media’s very philosophy and monetization strategyor the streamcannot be friendly to hyperlinkssince they do not want their users to leave their space. This new environmentin addition to the currently dominant algorithmswhich favors popularity and now-ness rather than diversity and qualityis worse than television in its potential damage to representative democratic societieswhere majority is supposed to take informed decisions without jeopardizing minorities. The rise of identity politics and intolerance for diversity is directly linked to the current form of the internet. This is the deepest shock of this transition to me since my release. This shift from what I call books-internet to TV-internet.”
“Thank you to the Snowblower Angel who was walking with their snowblower Tuesday night assisting their neighbors. I was out shoveling for the third time and your help was greatly appreciated.” • Carmen in Burlington
“From a security camera I just saw someone shoveling out our front sidewalk and deck/stepswhich were buried under 26″ plus of snow. That person was our good neighbor who didn’t want my wife to shovel as I just got out of the hospital and can’t shovel.” • Sam in Burlington
“Thanks to 6 teens who came to our assistance with snow shoveling at our home. They were eagervery politeand dug right in. When offered paymentthey refused. When offered pizzathey refused. Our hearts are full of thanks for these young men.” • Bob in Bristol