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Category: Opinion
Commentary, Opinion
Cut the Pentagon budget by 10% while investing in national security
By Sen. Bernie Sanders Editor’s note: The following is Sen. Sanders prepared remarks June 25, ahead of the Senate’s consideration of a proposed $740.5 billion military budget authorization. Sanders’ amendment to the National Defense Authorization. Mr. President, if there was […]
Letter, Opinion
Road changes seem to be progressively insidious
Dear Editor, I was really peeved to see this proposal “…to eliminate the ‘slip lane’ at the intersection of West Hill Road and replace the intersection with a roundabout,” rehashed in the Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) “Killington Road Master […]
Letter, Opinion
Killington Fund can help those in need
Dear Editor, I was one of the many Killington employees abruptly laid off. I have fallen behind on my rent, electric what little money I’ve had goes towards food. I feel as if the walls are closing in. My family […]
Letter, Opinion
Thank you officers
Dear Editor, Here’s to a big “thank you!” to all the officers. Not only have you been on the front lines with Covid-19, but now rallies want to dismantle you. Black Lives Do Matter. Police Lives Matter. Our own liberty […]
Letter, Opinion
Voters should repeal Killington’s short-term rental bylaw
Dear Editor, Many of us who rent property in town are not opposed to a registration or permit process, including certification to the rules. There are 930 properties listed on the stort-term rental (STR) sites and over 300 more rentals […]
Letter, Opinion
STR petitioners are in favor of sensible short-term rental regulations
Dear Editor, In last week’s Mountain Times, there was an article titled “Killington residents file petition against short-term rental regulations.” To be very clear, we, the Concerned Killington Taxpayers Association, that filed the petition on behalf of the voters, are […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Primary concern
By Cathy Resmer The demand for local news has never been greater, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) acknowledged to newspaper publishers at the start of a June 4 Zoom call organized by the Vermont Press Association. “But the market model […]
Letter, Opinion
Hansen for Lt. Governor
Dear Editor, The 2020 Lt. governor’s race is wide open. It presents an important opportunity to turn the tide for struggling Vermonters. Voters have a clear choice in the Aug. 11 primary election. Meg Hansen is the only Republican Lt. […]
Letter, Opinion
Beware of non-toxic mold, false equivalencies, denials of racism
Dear Editor, This is the first time I have written a letter to a paper. There were three items in the June 3-9 edition of the Mountain Times that compelled me to write. 1) This goes first as it is […]