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Dear Editor, Have you ever ridden on a hay wagon or a tractor, or baled hay on a hot summer day? It’s hard work, but I’m fortunate to have had these experiences, and I wouldn’t change a thing. If you’ve never stepped in a pile of cow manure or had to shovel it, if you’ve never run into an electric fence — it usually only takes one time — you haven’t lived. When I see solar panels on the hillsides and fields, one question comes to mind. In a state where billboards are banned to help preserve rural aesthetic scenic views, why are solar panels allowed? The fields and hillsides, which were once beautiful, are being turned into an eyesore. Sharon Moulton St. Johnsbury, Vt. Read the story on VTDigger here: Solar panels are an eyesore.

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