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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: US-CBP Closes Border-Straddling Library Entrance to Canadidians
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:48:22 -0000 (UTC)
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Nyssa <Nyssa@logicalinsight.net> wrote:
>Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>Nyssa <Nyssa@logicalinsight.net> wrote:

>>>Just a follow-up to the story.

>>>As of yesterday, the library has received over $150,000
>>>in donations to be used to add an entrance on the Canadian
>>>side of the building plus a parking area on the Canadian
>>>side.

>>>Louise Penny, a Canadian author (of a mystery series I
>>>enjoy) who lives in a nearby region of Quebec, contributed
>>>$50,000 to the fund.

>>>I hope that the Canadian patrons of the library can
>>>eventually enjoy the facility without any additional
>>>hassles from the customs and immigration folks, but I
>>>guess we'll see what happens.

>>>Nyssa, who hopes for the best, but these days figures on
>>>the not-so-good happening instead

>>What a complete waste of money, and I suppose this cuts
>>off the economy of the two neighboring towns in half.

>???

You have two adjoining communities. People would shop and use services
on both sides of the border. With this crackdown, it's no longer
possible.

>The money was from voluntary contributions from people
>who care about making the library available to all the
>residents on both sides of the border.

But except for appeasing phony security concerns, the monies should have
been spent on something else. A small building doesn't require two
entrances.

>No government money from either country is involved in 
>the planned work on the Canadian side.

It matters not that it wasn't government money. It's money being spent
for a useless reason.

>. . .