Letters to the Editor

To the Editor,
While the phrase “(c) A fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus shall not have independent rights under Vermont law.” was removed from the bill, giving the “right” to terminate a pregnancy up to the point of birth ipso facto denies the natural rights of the unborn child.
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To the Editor,
Winter started early this year with some very cold temperatures even in October.   Many people who struggle to pay their fuel bills started spending that money sooner than expected, and found that by mid-winter, they were already behind.  More of our neighbors had to rely on...
To the Editor,
The Twin Valley Unified Union School Board, superintendent, and principals completed a successful retreat at the Wilmington Inn on Tuesday, April 9, facilitated by Nicole Mace, the director of the Vermont School Board Association.   The board, along with the superintendent,...
To the Editor,
2019 marks the seventh year that Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies has asked voters in Windham regional towns to invest in regional efforts. On Town Meeting day requests in Brattleboro, Rockingham, Westminster, Putney, Wilmington, Dummerston, Londonderry,...
To the Editor,
Vermont State Rep. Laura Sibilia  recently introduced the veteran partial property tax relief bill, H.227.
H.227 is a bill which would extend the partial property tax exemption to all veterans residing in the state of Vermont. Presently, partial property tax relief is...
To the Editor,
Vermont living is not easy, especially when you relocate from metropolitan surroundings. But once I got to know the people who make up this valley I could not imagine being anywhere else. My family has had its ups and downs living here, both business and personal, especially...
To the Editor,
The Legislature’s Next Generation Commission was asked to develop a plan to encourage Vermonters to live and work in Vermont. Six months later, it reported that “Vermont faces critical demographic shifts” and we must “implement bold strategies immediately if it is to retain...
To the Editor,
The following statement is in response to the effort by several local government officials to raise the tax on gasoline and diesel fuel sold in Vermont in order to pay for road repairs.  While the retail fuel industry appreciates these concerns, we are opposed to the...
To the Editor,
In concerns to recent editorials, petitions, and letters to the editors about the recent Wilmington Design Review Board decision for a property owned by Eric Silverstein on East Main Street. By all accounts it is clear that Mr. Silverstein chose to walk away from the process...
To the Editor,
I am writing to you for a class project for a book we are reading called “The Watsons Go To Birmingham.” My classmates and I are writing to newspapers across the country to learn more about them.  I have chosen Vermont because a couple of my uncles just recently went to...

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