tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post2644376734325387729..comments2024-03-27T19:57:30.869-04:00Comments on Springfield Vermont News: Longest running community theater in VT in needSpringfield VT Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845498364686334900noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-23091680795068834102017-08-07T08:19:28.355-04:002017-08-07T08:19:28.355-04:00To our detriment, we are going to let the existenc...To our detriment, we are going to let the existence of the prison distract us from one of the basic problems of every American community-- the loss of industry to cowboy capitalists. As any former shop worker will tell you, a Chief Financial Officer is not qualified to be an industrialist-- yet that's one of the cowboys who destroyed Precision Valley.<br /><br />So, stop kvetching about the chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-53204471324980128772017-08-06T21:36:13.587-04:002017-08-06T21:36:13.587-04:00As a person who retired from The Department of Cor...As a person who retired from The Department of Corrections after 25 years and who worked at the Southern State Correctional facility since opening day...<br /><br />Dude, you are too close to the problem to be objective. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-87911571515955276652017-08-06T21:32:45.980-04:002017-08-06T21:32:45.980-04:00You must live on the planet of Fantasia, where the...You must live on the planet of Fantasia, where the figures always lie and the liars always figure. The jig is up for the deniers of reality. The prison IS a huge liability and detriment to the town. It DOES attract the worst elements of society. It IS an impediment to Springfield's future. I think at least one member of the community players should receive a standing ovation for having Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-61244441586433499272017-08-02T14:22:59.308-04:002017-08-02T14:22:59.308-04:00I live on a very nice planet! As a person who reti...I live on a very nice planet! As a person who retired from The Department of Corrections after 25 years and who worked at the Southern State Correctional facility since opening day, I can assure you "hundreds of welfare dependent families" have NOT moved here nor have "hundreds have set up camp here". Know your facts. The only people allowed to move into Springfield after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-74239068582373939832017-08-02T10:49:41.180-04:002017-08-02T10:49:41.180-04:00What planet do you live on? If in healthcare, educ...What planet do you live on? If in healthcare, education, law enforcement, or any public service, there is no confusion the horrific impact the prison has made on our community. As Springfield has redundant, bountiful benefits for low lifes, hundreds of welfare dependent families have moved here to be near their incarcerated bread winner. (Most often a heroine dealer or thief.) Additionally, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-39592785118291737292017-08-02T08:03:11.356-04:002017-08-02T08:03:11.356-04:00You are blaming the prison and "all the bad t...You are blaming the prison and "all the bad things that come with it" for the downfall of the town? Until I read that, I was all for the theater as a person who was involved with theater all through college and who has seen wonderful shows in town. But the prison had nothing to do with the theater losing the interest of the people of this town. Please stop blaming the prison for all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-37447533248243781022017-08-01T19:08:16.798-04:002017-08-01T19:08:16.798-04:00"If we could get 53,000 people to donate the ..."If we could get 53,000 people to donate the minimum $5, we would make our goal and be on our way to upgrading so much."<br /><br />This is a joke isn't it or maybe a pipe dream? Maybe the drug dealers in town will fund this albatross. Sometimes its better to walk away from a money pit especially when it is just another non-profit in town fighting for the few dollars remaining to beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com