By now, anyone who’s not politically asleep at the wheel ought to know that the American Library Association (ALA) is no friend of any community of decent people. Please talk to people like Beth Scaer and her husband or Rep Arlene Quaratiello or Cindy Bennett if you want to learn more.
Covid has taught many of us that the decision-making behavior of lower levels of government is often yoked to grant money from either higher levels of government or NGOs with intentions repugnant to the values of decent people. That’s a big part of why secession is a topic worthy of polite and meaningful discussion, no matter how you, the reader, feel about it.
Though I think I’ve beaten the dead horse enough, I’ll still point out that 11/19/21’s unfortunate event in the Joint Fiscal Committee was about taking the wrong money, but let’s move on with another quick point. Campaign finance data is popularly sought for obvious reasons.
Moving on, let the readers be reminded of the role and responsibilities of the executive council, and Wheeler has two bad actors from the enemy camp primarying each other to become his November opponent. One of them is Alderman Kelly, his previous opponent, and the mayor’s lap dog. While she is equally unworthy of office, ANY office, let’s, for now, focus on her opponent, Ms Melanie Levesque.
I know some eyes are already rolling, but to that, I will point out a few things with the lesser one being that her birthday is coming up this month. If you happen to run into her, by all means, wish her a happy one. And I would also suggest reminding her that Alderman Kelly, Wheeler, and Kevin are all younger than her and always will be! The other item, though for the attention of ALL Wheeler constituents, is a local matter concerning her because it’s about the Brookline library.
If you poke around enough to learn who the power players, um, I mean “trustees,” are, they are no ordinary members of the enemy camp. While data in Marylyn Todd’s Nosey Neighbor App is not necessarily admissible in a court of law, it’s another example that the Party of Diversity has no diversity of thought in the Board of Trustees. Trustee Carol Schreck, whose term ends next year, can also be found here.
All you have to do is see who the captain of the team is and who her right-hand woman is! “So what,” you might say. I received a tip about Ms Melanie’s apparently relentless interest in “utilizing” a local with some physical challenges, to put it respectfully. It was said that family members claim the existing accommodations that the library currently provides are perfectly acceptable. However, as mentioned earlier, now comes the ALA and some free money that the Brookline library might qualify for. They just need an excuse to apply for it. Family members are keenly aware of their flesh and blood being used as a tool. If Melanie is successful in securing that grant money, it’s as guaranteed as death and taxes that there will be a press release promoting her accomplishment just before it’s time to vote, either in the primary or in November.
There are variables, such as how long the paperwork process takes and who wins their primary, but the voters in District 5 should know that Alderman Kelly pushing for federal grant money bringing commuter rail to Nashua or Melanie pushing for ALA money infusing their agenda into the Brookline library are the kind of grant-chasing behavior that needs to be kept out of the government body who’s responsible for the oversight of the movement of YOUR money.