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This is the month of the Winter Solstice. To ancient people living in the northern hemisphere this was considered the most spiritually important day of the year. It was when the Sun reached the southernmost point of its annual journey. The shortest day, the longest night had been reached and, with the Sun turning and heading back north, it offered the promise of the return of the light. Life would continue for another year. It’s as if our contract with the Divine is being renewed and we can plan for the ways in which we can express our creative energy for another cycle of life.

My friend Sam Salmon misleads readers in writing (“General Plan Update” Commentary, The Windsor Times, April  28, 2016) that our “first Town Council looked at Windsor’s sphere of influence as an opportunity for growth while others living here desired to preserve open space and stop urban sprawl.” This comment distorts the motivations and commitments of the five of us who were elected from a field of 15 candidates to our first Town Council.