Letters to the Editor

Opponent's answer to everything is more taxes

To the Editor,
It is clear now that my opponent’s answer to everything is more taxes and fees.
No matter our party affiliation, we are being crushed by rising rents, spiraling property taxes, unsustainable heating and lighting bills, commuting costs, and health care costs. If you...

Asking for support

To the Editor,
Let’s get thrifty and upgrade. These are not mutually exclusive ideas, we believe in both.
We stand behind upgrading the West River Community Project’s Thrift Store in more ways than one. Growing true to our grassroot ways means we have aim, while staying...

Progress for health care?

To the Editor,
Who can call this progress? The legislature allocated a large sum of money—I believe a million dollars—for a consultant to assess the state of Vermont’s health care and identify potential solutions.
After many months, miles, and meetings the consultant Dr....

Call for action to abate housing crisis

To the Editor,
Fellow members of the Vermont General Assembly, Gov. Scott and administration, Lt. Gov. Zuckerman, mayor Mulvaney-Stanak and administration, and Burlington City Councilors: On Monday night, while distributing a hot meal on the steps of the public library in downtown...

Cemetery is looking good

To the Editor,
If you have relatives or friends buried in Riverview Cemetery on Stowe Hill Road in Wilmington, take a ride and see how well it is being maintained. The dead trees have been removed. There is now a parking area in the newest section as well as a beautiful garden.
The...

Post office is improving

To the Editor,
I’m very impressed with how the Wilmington Post Office looks these days (I’m not including the too small parking lot in this letter of appreciation.)
Postmaster Ashley Harwood is very helpful and professional and the public space is clean and orderly, which is real...

How many have to be awakened in the night?

To the Editor,
Hounding needs to end. It is not a Vermont tradition. It is not a Native American tradition. It is not hunting. No one is trying to feed themselves or survive by releasing packs of dogs into the woods to chase and attack wild animals. Hounding is a recreational activity and...

Support democracies, increase spending

To the Editor,
Alan W. Dowd in The American Legion Magazine of July 2024 comprehensively describes the plight of world democracies countering the expansionism and exploitation of one-man rule autocracies. I paraphrase him at times. In essence he says the free world needs an alliance of...

Farmers market returns

To the Editor,
I am delighted to share some wonderful news with the community. The Winter Farmers Market is officially returning to Farmers Hall at the Vermont Farmers Food Center, starting Saturday, November 2.
Once the Summer Farmers Market at Depot Park wraps up at the end of...

Children slaughtered in their classrooms cannot be accepted as normal

To the Editor,
Our nation’s children are being slaughtered in their classrooms, and we refuse to accept this horror as normal. A 14-year-old, armed with an AR-style rifle, just ripped apart another community, leaving families shattered and our country reeling from yet another mass shooting...