To the Editor
The House Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee recommended giving the Bennington-1 seat to Jonathan Cooper despite 56 voters in the Bennington-1 district receiving Bennington-5 ballots, and 14 voters in the Bennington-5 district receiving Bennington-1...
To the Editor,
I am on the ballot to serve as a member of the Dover Selectboard. I am writing to introduce myself to those in the community who don’t yet know me and to share my reason for running.
My wife and I have owned our home here for almost 20 years. We chose to retire and...
To the Editor,
Many thanks to Wilmington’s Police Department for their quick response that will certainly help drivers for weeks to come. I was driving on Route 100/East Main Street, just east of the traffic light and drove into a 6 to 9 inches deep pothole that burst two of my tires. ...
To the Editor,
As the impacts of climate change become more widely felt and acknowledged, our political leaders should support increased public funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who don’t know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. The new protein...
To the Editor,
On Monday, the members of the Hermitage Club made their wonderful facility available to local people to ski and have a great lunch for the benefit of two local charities - those providing food and fuel. In spite of a cloudy forecast, the sun came out, and everyone enjoyed...
To the Editor,
Anglers take note: Representatives from Waterbury Reservoir and nine other Vermont lakes have individually petitioned the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources to ban wake sports and/or wake boats — 500-horsepower behemoth vessels that create artificial wakes for behind-the-...
To the Editor,
As we welcome the new year, many Vermonters are setting resolutions to build new skills, improve their health, or spend more time with loved ones. This year, let’s add a resolution that really pays off: saving for retirement.
Saving for retirement can be daunting,...
To the Editor,
In 2020 the Global Warming Solutions Act (Act 153) was passed in defiance of Gov. Scott’s veto and without support from a single House or Senate Republican.
Act 153 created a private right of action which allows Vermont to be sued as early as 2025 if carbon reduction...
To the Editor,
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) presented its 18-months-in-the-making report to the Legislature on Thursday, January 16, about the Clean Heat Standard. Their conclusion: The program would drive up the cost of home heating oil by 58 cents per gallon, would cause...
To the Editor,
Many leaders elected this November won by saying that families will be better off in the years ahead than the years behind. Voters voiced their rejection of more of the same. In 2024 exit polling, 80% of voters agreed that if we want policies that work better for families,...