Dear Editor, I was still trying to get used to the idea that some Americans are going to jail because they don’t show up in court when hospitals sue them for unpaid medical bills when I came across other news […]
Category: Opinion
Letter, Opinion
Honor loved ones by giving blood
Dear Editor, Did you know that patients fighting cancer need more blood than patients fighting any other disease? Cancer patients use nearly one-quarter of the nation’s blood supply. In fact, five units of blood are needed every minute to help […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
State’s food system is critical to identity and quality of life
By Jake Claro I encourage everyone to read through the Vermont Agriculture and Food System Plan recently released by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) and the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) in fulfillment of Act 83. […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Primaries are messy, Bernie’s in the lead, deal with it
By Angelo Lynn We have an authoritarian in the White House who is undermining the very foundation of our judicial system, interfering with justice in the courts on a case-by-case basis and telegraphing his desires to a corrupt Attorney General […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Yes, all kids deserve a decent start
By Jack Hoffman There’s a lot in the budget the governor presented last month to the Legislature—and to the public. It’s a proposal to spend more than $6.3 billion for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The detailed budget […]
Letter, Opinion
School funding model needs revision
Dear Editor, The Vermont Rural Education Collaborative includes 44 schools from Canaan in the Northeast East Kingdom to Bradford in the Connecticut River Valley. Our school-communities have some of the highest poverty levels and include the most sparsely populated areas […]
Letter, Opinion
All employees deserve paid leave
Dear Editor, We are women business owners who serve in the Legislature and we believe more Vermonters should have access to paid family leave in their time of need. Paid family leave should not be limited to people who work […]
Letter, Opinion
“Newly”wed Game scores for food shelves, community
Dear Editor, “I had my doubts when you invited us, but that was incredible,” a friend from Burlington said minutes after watching Rutland’s “Newly”wed Game, which benefited the Rutland Community Cupboard, BROC’s Community Food Shelf, and the Salvation Army. The […]
Commentary, Opinion
How Vermont’s primary differs from Iowa’s caucus
By Jim Condos Following the results-reporting debacle during the Iowa Democratic Caucus, my office has been asked numerous times about Vermont’s presidential primary process, and if the problems that occurred in Iowa could happen here. The simple and straightforward answer […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Can you tell truth from fiction?
By Angelo Lynn The one positive thing you can say about Trump’s State of the Union speech is that it had entertaining moments. Trump’s brilliance, if that’s a fitting word, is that he believes in the power of reality TV […]