Dear Editor, The Killington Food Shelf located at The Little White Church would like to thank Jay Hickory for his efforts of collecting nonperishable food, paper goods and toiletry items every weekend at the Killington transfer station. These donations fill […]
Category: Opinion
We’re moms, our kids are in public school and we helped select Zoie Saunders as Vermont’s next education secretary
By Kristin Clouser, Monica Hutt, Rebecca Kelley, Julie Moore and Kendal Smith As members of Governor Scott’s cabinet and senior staff, we were part of the team who interviewed candidates for our next secretary of the Agency of Education. All […]
Updating Act 250 to meet the changing times
By Rep. Larry Satcowitz Editor’s note: Rep. Larry Satcowitz, D-Randolph, is a member of the House Committee on Environment and Energy. Act 250, Vermont’s visionary development statute, is more than 50 years old. It is often credited as one of the […]
Real affordability
By Emily Long Editor’s note: Emily Long is the State House majority leader. As Democrats, there’s nothing we care more about than making sure Vermont is a place where everyone can afford to live. We’re working hard to pass legislation […]
Enough is enough!
By Rep. Pattie McCoy Editor’s note: Pattie McCoy, Rutland – 1, is the House Republican Leader. Today, [March 28] the House Republican Caucus is sounding the alarm. The supermajority is off the rails, and out of control. And Vermonters […]
Forests of Telephone Gap in GMNF serve public good
Dear Editor, My concern is the Telephone Gap project plans, primarily in Rutland County, of the Green Mountain National Forest and the public comment period that ends on April 8. Old growth forest stands are extremely rare in this publicly […]
Killington Deli family reflects on 39 years at the helm
Dear Editor, After 39 years of business, we are happy to announce our retirement and the sale of the Killington Deli and Marketplace. We would like to take the opportunity to thank our community for all your love, friendship, and […]
Logging old trees in GMNF is a serious public concern
Dear Editor, I understand the Forest Service is planning to log stands of almost 12,000 acres of mostly old and mature forest in the Telephone Gap area of the Green Mountain National Forest just east of Pittsford. That is bigger […]
Only 1% up but defeated: examining the Slate Valley school district budget before revote April 11
By Pati Beaumont Editor’s note: The following commentary was written by Pati Beaumont, chairperson of the Slate Valley Unified Union School Board, as an open letter to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District community and published here by request. […]
Stop logging in Telephone Gap
Dear Editor, I am shocked that 11,800 acres are slated to be logged in the Green Mountain National Forest’s Telephone Gap Area. While the Forest Service’s Plan is attention grabbing, it misses the fact that the best protection for […]