Editorial

This is Sunshine Week, an effort by news media and partners across the country to build awareness about open government and the importance of transparency.   According to its website, “Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, education, government and...
Here’s a trivia question for a few years from now:  Which state held the only presidential primary won by Nikki Haley in 2024?  
The answer, of course, is Vermont.  
Honestly, Haley winning this state shouldn’t have come as too much of a surprise. Vermont isn’t really a Republican...
Voters in Wilmington will have the opportunity to dramatically influence the future of their town on Tuesday.  
No, we’re not talking about whether or not to continue with in-person Town Meeting, although that is an important vote as well. What we’re talking about is an investment that...
Voters in Wilmington will have the opportunity to dramatically influence the future of their town on Tuesday.  
No, we’re not talking about whether or not to continue with in-person Town Meeting, although that is an important vote as well. What we’re talking about is an investment that...
Town Meeting day is Tuesday, May 5.  Most towns in Vermont will be holding their meeting on that day. That’s the  tradition in the state.
In general, towns in Vermont have returned to traditional Town Meeting patterns of in-person events.  Because of the disruptions caused by the COVID-19...
Monday is the Presidents Day holiday, which honors the country’s first president, George Washington, and the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.  While some take a broader perspective for Presidents Day, saying that all United States presidents should be recognized, most think of Washington and...
With Wednesday being Valentine’s Day, it seems like the right time to talk a little about love.  
Of course there are all kinds of love: unrequited love; brotherly love; self love; family love; obsessive love; true love; compassionate love; even love in an elevator (with apologies to...
Here we are at the beginning of February, which means that Vermont is just a month away from Town Meeting.  This year the traditional first Tuesday in March falls on the fifth.  That’s the day most towns in Vermont still hold their meetings. 
For those who may be new to the state, Town...
It has been a tough year for the rural community I represent. Flooding struck not once, but twice. July ravaged our towns, damaged small businesses, and forced people from their homes (including my own). Now that we are back in Montpelier, I hope my colleagues in the Legislature can work together...
Saturday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  It’s an important marker, and we encourage readers to take a minute to reflect on the most horrific, inhumane acts people have inflicted on others. It’s a day to reinforce in everyone that something so awful should never happen again. 
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