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Select Board reads Memorial Day complaint letter, members defend remarks as inclusive
Summary
A Holderness resident complained that Select Board remarks at the Memorial Day ceremony were partisan; the board read the letter aloud, the Select Board member who gave the remarks apologized that the remarks offended the letter-writer but said the intent was to affirm inclusive ideals, and fellow board members supported the comments.
The Select Board read a letter from Edward Swanson of Holderness criticizing remarks made at the town's Memorial Day ceremony that he called partisan and "disgraceful." Swanson's letter urged the board to prevent solemn public ceremonies from being marred by political speech.
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