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Robin Palmer
Member since Jan 7, 2017
Recent Comments
Re: “Sculptor Jim Sardonis to Create 'Whale Dance' for Randolph”
Can we request cow dance, please? Seriously. This is not wanted by the community and it is unfortunate we are back here.
Posted by
Robin Palmer
on 08/13/2018 at 7:25 AM
Re: “Montpeculiar: The Pastor Wore a Fleece Jacket”
You forgot his stint in radio.
Posted by
Robin Palmer
on 01/07/2017 at 7:26 PM
Re: “Giving Up the Ghost: Randolph High School's Mascot Is Erased”
Two years ago, the school principal projected an image of a klansman over the painting on the gym wall during an all-school assembly on the first day of school and told the children, staff and anyone listening that it looked like a representation of the KKK. It was an irresponsible and, frankly, shocking thing to do. He went on to share the mascot's true history, but his mic cut out, kids didn't hear it, and the damage was done. Since, more assemblies and discussions have been forced on the kids as part of so-called social justice education and the principal has continued his efforts to effectively call our kids racist when their reality is quite different. It is, or has become, a very accepting culture. Recently a group of mostly new teachers, who have heard this administration led message for two years now, wrote a letter to the superintendent asking that the mascot be changed. Alumni, other staff and the community at large has mostly disagreed and comments on articles about the superintendent's decision outside our region and state by people seeing the painting for the first time, have been, basically, what?! That does not look like the KKK. It doesn't because it is not, and it was a really gorgeous piece of art. But those strangers didn't have the disadvantage of an authority figure projecting a disturbing image over a symbol of school pride and working hard to make it into something ugly and hateful. The community is grateful that the new superintendent did not "give up the Ghost." Many of us are upset over the loss of the painting and the planned replacement, but more so that our kids and community have been subjected to two years of divisive and painful leadership while our academics suffer.