Last week Middletown was mentioned a few notable times in the state and national media.
In the August 5th Episode of Connecticut Public Radio's Where We Live, Middletown was used repeatedly as a good example of a city which had worked hard to create and maintain a viable Main Street and core city. You can listen to the episode here.
On Saturday, Barbara Ehrenreich published a powerful essay about how poverty now bestows criminality on people suffering from poverty. Middletown earns a fleeting mention for its attempts to ban food sharing by Food Not Bombs.
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I saw that Ehrenreich article too. It's good to know that this Middletown Food Not Bombs case has attracted national attention from one of the most in-touch journalists I've read.
Middletown does not nor attempts to ban Food For Bombs. The City has an ordinance that requires food served to the public requires a permit. It applies to Food Not Bombs and any other organization or persons. Food Not Bombs is aware of this and chooses to violate the law. Food Not Bombs is a making political statement. We however live in a country of laws. They are not exempt, neither are you and I. Perhaps they would fit better in a country such and Iraq or Afganistan where the law is not respected.
So, according to Ms. Ehrenreich, if the United States would just exempt the indigent and minorities from having to obey the laws of a civilized society, everything would be just fine and dandy. Would you expect anything less from the New York Times?
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