Oct 16, 2024
Write About Nolfi So, what happened to the promised "next week" appearance of a more complete obit for Barbara Nolfi [Life Lines, October 2]? If her family declined or was unable to submit a paid notice, a truly local longtime editor (and certainly two local longtime publishers, ahem) should have known to assign a news story in the Local Matters section. Barbara's life, activism and participation in city government certainly deserve more than the too-brief, two-sentence notice published on October 2. I am disappointed that her life and death received no other coverage in the pages of Seven Days. There would be no Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak without the groundwork done by Barbara Nolfi. Euan Bear Bakersfield Editor's note: The brief death notice referenced by the letter writer, which contained a promise for a more extensive tribute to come, was written and submitted by the survivors of the late former city councilor Barbara Nolfi. A complete death notice appears in this week's issue. Obituaries reported and written by Seven Days staff are another matter. With a few exceptions, those "Life Stories" are published weeks or months after the subject has died; the final issue of the year contains a curated collection of memorials, mostly of extraordinary but unsung Vermonters. Prosecutor Is Out of Line [Re "'Moose' on the Loose: A Prosecutor's Dog Is Biting People and Pets in Its Burlington Neighborhood," September 25, online; "Prosecutor's Dog to Be Impounded Following Bite Incident," September 26, online; "Judge Denies Dog Owner's Attempt to Toss Impoundment Order," October 4, online]: Franklin County Deputy State's Attorney Diane Wheeler is the kind of lawyer who gives lawyers a bad name. She is a prosecutor, which presumably means she knows the deference that must be given to judges and judicial orders. Yet she flaunts her distaste for the legal process by failing to appear at the hearings she asked for regarding her vicious dog. I get that she probably loves her pet and is distraught by the thought of losing him. But she should know that ignoring court orders is not helping her cause. A man needed emergency-room services for the wounds caused by her dog. She is, in all likelihood, liable for his medical costs. As a retired defense lawyer, I can say any criminal defendant would be amused and affronted by her declarations (e.g., "I was sick in bed" and "I'm moving out of Burlington")…
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