Editorial

Governor's new ride a good step for climate

Earlier this week we received a one-paragraph media advisory from Gov. Phil Scott’s office, advising about a photo opportunity. Every media outlet receives a constant barrage of pressers similar to this: “So and so will do such and such, and here’s when, where, and why.”
They generally...

The housing dilemma

It’s no secret that there is a shortage of affordable housing here in the valley. In fact, it’s a problem just about everywhere across the country. When prospective tenants can find a place to rent, chances are the cost is well above the general financial benchmark of 25% of monthly income. ...

With such a large potential turnover, your vote is more important than ever

“I am often reminded that the wellspring of Vermont liberty flows from Main Street, not State Street.”
Gov. James H. Douglas The weather is heating up this week, and so is the political climate around Vermont. The state primary day is less than three weeks away, on Tuesday, August 9. ...

The real election thief

The ongoing hearings in Congress about the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol building in Washington, DC, appear to be heading to a conclusion. People across the country, including many here in the Deerfield Valley, have been transfixed by the revelations of how desperate former President...

Vail sticks to the plan

A couple of weeks ago, Mount Snow officials held an online meeting to update the public on its master development plan. As news editor Mike Eldred reported last week, Vail is sticking with the current master plan developed a decade ago by the Dover ski area’s previous corporate owner, Peak...

Independence Day is a time to look inward as a nation

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Thomas Jefferson, in the Declaration of Independence “Then join hand in...

Future bright for graduates of 2022

Graduation season is wrapping up. Local high schools have sent their graduates off into the world during the past week or two. Most colleges completed their commencement festivities in May and early June. So those caps, gowns, and certificates have been put on display or put away and graduates...

Forgotten Kingdom recalled

Once again the efforts to build out internet services to Vermont’s Forgotten Kingdom is in the news.
For those who don’t recall the term or are unaware of it, “Forgotten Kingdom” was coined by state senator Dick Sears to describe the very rural communities being left behind by the...

Marc Bernard Schauber

From one gun owner to another: take responsibility, recognize the signs, be a friend

Editor's note: This is a My Turn op-ed.
In light of what’s been going on around our country, in the 36 calendar days from May 1
to June 5 America has dealt with 77 incidents of violence with guns, including mass shootings in Buffalo, NY; Uvalde, TX; Charleston, SC; Tulsa, OK;...

Embracing one “new normal,” rejecting another

Memorial Day weekend is in the rearview mirror and the summer season is right there on the horizon. For many, this weekend felt like a welcome return to normal. At the very least it felt like the “new normal” that many have been talking about during the past two years of navigating the pandemic...