To the Editor:
To the Editor:
Iâm humbled that District 3 voters elected me to represent them on the Legislative Council. Thank you to all who supported me. Iâll work hard to be worthy of your trust.
To Herb Rosenthal and Joe Bojnowski, both noble men, thank you for serving the town with competence and integrity for the last ten years. Because of your unselfish love of Newtown, it is a far better place.
To Joe Bojnowski, my mentor and friend, Iâm grateful for the Sunday afternoons when you showed me how to campaign door-to-door and for keeping me company in the cold rain of election morning. Iâm indebted to you for your unfailing wisdom, confidence, and grace.
Thank you also to the Independent Party of Newtown for reinvigorating the election process and teaching every citizen a valuable lesson â when committed people work hard and organize well, their voices will be heard. For whatever it is worth, I agree with many IPN positions regarding education. However, I couldnât join you because the tone of your public discourse was strident and divisive. Now that several of your candidates have won, I urge all of us to reach across party lines to move Newtown forward.
Sincerely,
Jan Lee Brookes
Legislative Council, District Three
38 Hundred Acres Road, Newtown                       November 7, 2007