To the editor:
There is a very small but tediously vocal group here in Rindge whose greatest form of entertainment seems to be rigid idealism and anger. This group is directly responsible for our way-overqualified town manager to feel she had to quit.
It appears that now they have set their sights on our beloved state representative, Susan Emerson, claiming that she isn’t a “true Republican.” Several vitriolic letters have been written to the paper of late, denouncing her inability to toe the line.
Now, there’s a funny thing about people of a so-called “conservative” bent. They love to engage in angry polemics and put up candidates for office who will kowtow to the wishes of those with rigid views. What they tend to overlook, however, is that after the campaigning is over, government is an actual job that has to be done which has to serve the needs of all the people, not just those who make the most noise. The most effective people in government are the ones who leave the labels aside, roll up their sleeves, and actually do the work.
Let me tell you a bit about Susan Emerson. If there is a town-wide function, she is always there. If someone has a problem, she answers her phone. She is currently serving on eight committees and subcommittees in the State House, most importantly Health and Human Services, and when she asked the speaker why she was on so many, his answer was, “Because you’re the only one who actually shows up.” She faced down Bill O’Brien during his two-year reign of terror. Now he is gone but she is still there. I have rarely met anyone who is so attuned to and fights so hard for the needs of her constituency.
I think the time is long past due for the members of the laughably titled cadre in West Rindge to realize that they are doing more harm than good.
William Thomas
Rindge