[who knows what evil?]

In New England, most folks value privacy.

Only their own. When it comes to their neighbors; they are the nosiest SOB's on planet Earth.

[grania]

re: New Englanders value privacy, but only their own

Yeah. In a small town, everybody knows everybody's business, but nobody does much about it. The thing about the shaming letter is it put people's names on mailings to other people. That crosses a line. Nobody can put stuff like that out without my permission.