By Victoria Gaither Olympic mogul skier Hannah Soar is on a high after spending a week in Washington, D.C., visiting the president and first lady. Soar, along with 600 fellow Olympians and Paralympians from the Tokyo 2020 Summer and Beijing […]
Tag: president
Local News
Jensen to step down as CSJ president
RUTLAND—After nearly two years of accomplishment in leading College of St. Joseph, President Lawrence G. Jensen has announced that he plans to retire. Jensen, who became interim president in 2016 and was named the College’s sixth president in 2017, made […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
When our president disregards what it means to serve the public
By Angelo Lynn There he goes again President Ronald Reagan coined the refrain, “There you go again,” to disarm President Jimmy Carter’s repeated attacks during the 1980 presidential campaign. The refrain has made a comeback, in a completely different context, with […]
Letter, Opinion
Rutland County Farm Bureau president responds to Mosher case
Dear Editor, This case involves many tragedies. The first tragedy in this whole case was the death of Jon Bellis. We are all extremely sorry for this loss. This was a terrible accident and one that had already been adjudicated […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
First 100 days: A president struggling to get on track
By Lee H. Hamilton I have significant differences with Donald Trump’s political stances, but I want him to enjoy a successful presidency. It’s good for neither the country nor the world when a U.S. president struggles or fails. Yet I […]
Local News
Castleton president to leave in December
By Evan Johnson CASTLETON—Castleton University’s longest-serving president is looking forward to his next venture. Dave Wolk announced at a campus assembly last week that he will step down in December after serving for 16 years. “I want to go out […]
Column, Generation Y
Oscar for President
Three months have passed since Bernie Sanders infamously remarked that, in order to win future elections, the Democratic Party would have to “move beyond identity politics.” In a response to a young woman who had asked for his advice regarding […]
Column, Generation Y
A (belated) inaugural poem for President Trump
Note: the Democrats’ last four presidential inaugurations have included readings by American poets. Poetry has never been featured at a Republican president’s inaugural ceremony. This poem is tremendous. Believe me: poems don’t get any classier than this— The best words, […]
Local News
Q&A with Mike Solimano
Editor’s note: Mike Solimano is the president and CEO of Killington Resort and Pico Mountain. Mountain Times: Killington Resort has officially asked the town of Killington to help offset the costs of hosting another World Cup event next year with […]
Letter, Opinion
Of life and politics
Dear Editor, I have been asked many times about my feelings for the outcome of the presidential election… and I say this: Every 365 days each of us travels around the sun together within this magnificent solar system. The earth, […]