To the Editor
For the last 20 years, our public education system has overtaxed and underfunded schools in Vermont’s rural and poor towns. According to the Pupil Weighting Factors Report commissioned by the Legislature to study equity in Vermont’s Education Funding Formula, we incentivize...
To the Editor,
On Wednesday, August 26, from 6 to 8 pm, Susie Manton Haughwout and Mark Haughwout will be having dinner at The Roadhouse restaurant located on Route 100 in Wilmington.
Anyone who would like is welcome to join them for dinner, cocktails, coffee or dessert to wish...
To the Editor,
The coronavirus is from the hand of God.
As long as we keep performing abortions, euthanizing our elderly and infirm, and condoning perversion and immortality, this “plague” will be ongoing.
Lori Kowal
Wilmington
To the Editor,
At our southern borders, Donald Trump separates little children from their parents, and confines them to subpar facilities where several die. He ignores, dismisses, and refuses to take the remedial national action needed – such as shutting down businesses – in order to...
To the Editor,
My name is Gerda Silver of Gerda’s Equine Rescue. From the moment I saw her picture, I did not stop worrying about Sophia.
When scanning the kill pens in May, I saw a big, young Belgian workhorse who had been brought there to be shipped with other horses on a long,...
To the editor,
Readers who care about animal welfare should ask Senators Pat Leahy and Bernie Sanders to support federal funding for cultured-meat research. Cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughtering nonhumans. It has the potential to eliminate unimaginable levels of suffering...
To the Editor,
When I announced my run for governor back in March, I couldn’t have imagined the world I’d be campaigning in. Through the worst of times, I saw the best of Vermonters. Behind empty storefronts and shuttered doors, our communities banded together to help their family, friends...
To the Editor,
What will the 2020-21 ski and snowboard season look like? That is the number one question we are getting across our 34 North American resorts. What lies ahead for winter? We remain optimistic that we’ll have a great ski season. And we are actively preparing our resorts to...
To the Editor,
With respect to the coronavirus pandemic, there are a number of good reasons why Vermont finds itself in an enviable position. Among these are the thoughtful, science-based approaches taken by our state and local officials. In my estimation, both groups have demonstrated...
To the Editor,
To the person or persons who removed both my Trump 2020 lawn signs: ripping out lawn signs is childish at best and only serves to highlight the contradiction of the Democratic slogan of tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
PS. I hope Santa leaves you nothing but coal...