Lakeville Journal Editorial

While many professions have had unique challenges during the pandemic, teaching is one that all of us should pay close attention to now. It has become harder and harder to recruit new people to teach (though Region One has been fortunate to find many new teachers for the 2022-23 school year).

On Dec. 6, a marathon hearing took place in Hartford and by Zoom, with the fate of Sharon Hospital’s labor and delivery services at stake. On one side, in favor of closing, were the evasive leaders of Danbury Hospital, which has morphed into something called “Nuvance,” and currently owns Sharon.

Every so often, this newspaper will run guest editorials from readers in our communities. Here is one, submitted by Lloyd Baroody of Lakeville.

American society has changed dramatically since the time that the public school structure was first created.

This is the time of year that makes us think about the things and the people in our lives for which we are grateful. We all have our problems, but we all have our blessings as well, and this has been the time to consider the balance between the two.

Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for many of us: It’s about making or buying some favorite foods, sharing them with family and friends and maybe catching some football in between sittings. (Shopping of any kind must be kept at bay until the day after, Black Friday, when for many the gift-buying kicks in and takes over the rest of the month.

Now that the midterm elections have wrapped, at least in Connecticut and New York, it’s time for all those elected to think about governing. Sounds so simple, but it’s really not, is it? Especially in the current divided climate, it will take deep thought and commitment to public service to be effective in office now.

Perhaps one of the rarest traits to survive the years of societal change due to the worldwide pandemic is empathy. Seems ironic, doesn’t it?