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A1 COMMUNITY VOICES Batons And Relay Runners FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018 Page 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Yellow Black Sounding The Alarm. Community Airs Concerns About Profile School. See Page 4 A2 2 The Record Friday, June 15, 2018 What’s Inside Friday, June 15, 2018 North Country Vol. 9, No. 52 Teams Win Titles White Mountains baseball, softball sweep D-III champion- Bath w Bethlehem w Dalton w Easton ships, Littleton baseball wins D-IV crown. w Franconia w Lancaster w Landaff w Lisbon w Littleton w Lyman w Monroe See Coverage Pages 8 - 12 Sugar Hill w Whitefield w Woodsville www.caledonianrecord.com Profile School parents and some staff members went Publisher before the school board Monday to air concerns about Todd Smith Profile School the school’s direction, climate, communication, and Managing Editor administration they say have degraded, with negative Paul Hayes Concerns Aired impacts on students and staff. [email protected] Advertising (Littleton) See Coverage Page 4 Cyan Sylvie Weber (603) 444-7141 (Ext. 1006) Magenta Fax: (603) 444-1383 Grafton County is nearing the switch to have a [email protected] treatment provider agency run and administer the Advertising (St. Johnsbury) Change Coming To county drug court, a change expected to be in place by next month. (802) 748-8121 Yellow Yellow Fax: (802) 748-1613 County Drug Court [email protected] See Coverage Page 5 Editorial Offices:263 Main Black St., Littleton, N.H. FYI On The Cover In This Issue Report: Examine Holidays, hold online discussions and meet with specific groups. Amend Anti-Discrimination Law “Discussions at the listening sessions to date News Briefs have tended to center on race and immigration, Page 7 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Some New Hamp- which are undoubtedly important topics, but shire residents feel the state doesn’t offer a do not comprise the entirety of the council’s Obituaries welcoming environment for everyone and the charge,” the report said. governor’s Advisory Council on Diversity and Another recommendation was to include Page 14 Inclusion recommended Thursday that officials gender identity as a protected class in sever- should review the holidays the state observes al anti-discrimination statutes. In March, the Get Out and include gender identity in several anti-dis- Legislature voted to expand New Hampshire Page 18 crimination statutes. anti-discrimination law to include transgender Following a series of meetings, the panel is- people, but there are several statutes that do not Classifieds sued a preliminary report which said some res- expressly mention gender identity, according to idents complained New Hampshire fails to ac- the report. Page 22 knowledge or celebrate identities and cultural The council was formed following several ra- events for some racial and ethnic groups. cial incidents in the past year, including the near For example, it noted that the state doesn’t hanging of a biracial boy in Claremont. It has recognize Juneteenth, which marks the end of held community meetings this year in Durham, slavery in the United States. The advisory coun- Portsmouth and Claremont to talk to residents cil said most states acknowledge Juneteenth in about their experiences with discrimination liv- Winning pitcher Derek Walker cele- some way, either as a holiday, day of observance ing in New Hampshire. brates with Scott Ridlon (20) after the or through ceremonies. The panel plans to host more forums before The council said community members have the year is over and to make recommendations to final out Littleton’s 3-1 win over New- been less inclined to discuss gender identity, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu. market in the Division IV championship sexual orientation and religious beliefs, and its “The council has been encouraged by some at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium on meetings have not encompassed those issues, Saturday. LHS earned its second title which it had hoped to discuss. It said it plans to See FYI, Page 3 in three years. (Photo by Paul Hayes) A3 Friday, June 15, 2018 The Record 3 COMMUNITY VOICES 21 Jefferson Road, Whitefield, NH Batons and Relay Runners 603-837-2646 As we cruise to the busy end of the me find confidence and strength. Every 347 Main Street, Franconia, NH school year, the time of graduations and time I interacted with another person, I 603-823-7795 playoff games and locker clean-outs, was the better for it. Prices subject to present stock. Some illustrations are I’ve been thinking a lot about commu- I like this analogy, this idea of relays for design purposes only and do not necessarily depict SALE EFFECTIVE: nity and connection. 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