Walpole sports

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I agree with the poster who suggested the Booster Clubs purchase and set up a larger, portable banner in front of the neighbor's confederate flag. I think this is a great idea. The only thing I would add is to be sure to put some really offensive image on the back of the flag so that the neighbor gets a taste of his own medicine.

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it is the immature, obnoxious, embarassments that keep making this issue about about them and their memories instead of thinking about the entire community. If after 1994 the Confederate Flag had dissappeared from school events, this woudl be a non-issue. If there were no Confederate window decals, and homemade/homesold Confederate T-Shirts, if there were no "adults" telling the current kids about "The Good ol' Days" with Dixie and the Confederate Flag, if, if, if....

The reason the whole Rebel name is now under attack (and rightfully so), is because of the people who continue to put the Confederate Flag in the spotlight. If they would have just let it fade away, adopted the "Don't Tread on Me" Flag (or something like it), stopped with the whinning about how we are stealing their heritage, and made the name Rebel into something to be proud of, this would be a non-issue. Their decision to not let it go has ironically become the main reason why we must do just that.

It is not going to be too long before people who are trying to find something out about Walpole MA are going to be searching google and come across this stuff. Could be a college admission councellor trying to decide if your son/daughter should be offered admission. See thing as their hometown will probably not help. It could be the CEO of company looking to set up a new clean energy company (away from the aquifer of course, but that's another thread), only to see what type of PR nightmare could exist in this town. Granted it may not be to this extent, or all at once, but things like this are going to start happening.

At this point, the flag waivers have sealed their own fate in my eyes. The took that attitude that we could have the flag out of their cold dead Rebel hands. That attitude had pretty much done just that by making the killing off of the Rebel name the only way to make this go away.

whoever wrote this, good thing you left your name off of it. you would be publicly trounced here if you did. of course you are right.

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http://news.google.com/newspapers?id...e+rebels&hl=en

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The depths to which the anti-rebels crowd will stoop appear to have no bounds. Articles from little known newspapers that are more than 30 years old are worth your eye sight because they can continue to spread their hate and vitriol in the name of a "superior" morality.

Their hate and ability to spread fear are unparalleled.

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The depths to which the anti-rebels crowd will stoop appear to have no bounds. Articles from little known newspapers that are more than 30 years old are worth your eye sight because they can continue to spread their hate and vitriol in the name of a "superior" morality.

Their hate and ability to spread fear are unparalleled.

you have lost your sense of humor. really. I think this link is actually hilarious.

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http://www.wickedlocal.com/walpole/n...ain-in-Walpole

why not a "prenatal" gut camp...and really start them young??

the obsession with football in this town is unbelievable. what kind of parent puts a 5 year old in a football program?

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http://www.wickedlocal.com/walpole/n...ain-in-Walpole

why not a "prenatal" gut camp...and really start them young??

the obsession with football in this town is unbelievable. what kind of parent puts a 5 year old in a football program?

Did you actually read the short article?

Grades 5 - 8, so what is that? 10 - 14 years old? Coach Greener specifically calls out safety as the main reason for the camp and cites a safety statistic.

I guess caring about the safety of young players is an "obsession with football".

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Obviously, your snide and unfunny comment displays your ignorance. You either misread, did not read, or did not understand the article. I think it is great that Coach Greener is offering this camp for young prospective athletes..get the kids off the couch, off the Wii, and have a licensed professional with years of experience teach them the proper way to get fit for football or any other sport. Sounds like an optional, positive experience offered by the Walpole Rec Department...what is wrong with that?