Woodstock CT Café

by Snuffy  

Recent reference to the Cafe as a “Hate Blog” here and on WoodstockTruth.com deserves some examination. Here is an excerpt from Mr. Powers recent comments:

“The Sock Puppet misinformation campaign over at the Aljazeera Café never ceases to entertain . . . BOE bus driver bully from hell Becki Leavitt and her husband (also from hell) . . . My name is Craig Powers and I am the sole proprietor of this blog. Others contribute from time to time including Dave Richardson . . . ” and then “they called the tune with an article . . . and I will finish the fight by whatever means I deem neccessary . . . elected officials involved for . . . nefarious purposes, and way deeper than you know . . . I guess some would call it vendetta, but as with any man worth his salt, if you screw with my family you will ultimately pay the price”.

I mean, he sounds like Sonny Corleone, for God’s sake. Per Websters, “Vendetta” means “Blood Feud; a prolonged dispute marked by bitter hostility”. All of this racially charged, threatening, and, well, hateful language appearing in Mr. Powers comments follows months of mocking, conspiratorial attacks on BOE members by Preston Shultz and Dave Richardson against those volunteering their time to serve the town’s public education system. And it was Mr. Powers who had published under his family’s name a full page article in the Academy school newspaper outlining a completely false indictment of the BOE’s efforts to achieve funding equity with Woodstock Academy. From this, it appears Mr. Powers believes that he and his family can “screw with” anyone they want; can publicize whatever articles they want; and can use “whatever means he deems necessary”. And Powers will pursue a “vendetta” against anyone who publicizes any objection to his tactics. Read the rest of this entry »

The Cafe is happy to hear from the farmers. It is important for the rest of the community to hear about and understand their difficulties and views on community matters. Admin

Also from Joe Klusek: “I know I’m not alone, by a long shot, when I say keep on producing and take what you can. Too many of our farms (what’s left of them) are disappearing because of the heavy pressure put upon them by real estate developers – not so much right now but they’ll be back. In addition, we all need food, not to mention all of the other benefits our farms give us.”

Since you have posted these “random numbers” and not added anything else, I wonder what exactly is your agenda? What is your motive if not to portray extremely hardworking, honest, loyal people as greedy and government dependent. I say this because in an economy such as what we are experiencing now, and yes us farmers are experiencing it even with our subsidies, when you post numbers that stretch beyond ½ million dollars people fail to see this money was stretched over a period of ELEVEN years! They may also fail to see that while they pay over $3 a gallon for milk at the supermarket (many of the farms listed are dairy farmers) the government DECIDES what our product is worth and that during the eleven years of statistics that you so generously provided, was some of the worst economic times we have faced. Do you think your readers understand that our entire commodity rests on supply and demand? We are now facing prices for our product that reflect the 1970’s while our costs continue to rise. Unfortunately, I believe the posting of these government subsidies was nothing more than an attempt to inspire others to adapt to your narrow minded point of view without any reference to what these tax dollars actually go towards. The people of Woodstock enjoy a town with open space, a benefit that is held in such high regard, yet with no concept as to the extreme cost farmers/land owners must endure to preserve it.