- Columns
> Opinionby Jay Spurling
posted
Mar 27, 2013
Dear Editor,
In 1989, while commercial fishing, a two ton block of ice came
crashing down on me. Since then I have been disabled. My wife and I
scraped by on her salary until the day our Jeep died. With no
reliable public t ...
- Columns
> OpinionBy Marty Post
posted
Mar 27, 2013
Dear Editor,
Somewhere along the way our legislature missed Governor
Shumlin's promise to us of no new taxes. According to articles in
the Rutland Herald, House Speaker Shap Smith, and our elected
representatives are lookin ...
- Columns
> OpinionBy Lodiza LePore
posted
Mar 27, 2013
Dear Editor,
Governor Shumlin proposes cutting the Earned Income Tax Credit
for the working poor in order to shift funds to the state's child
care subsidy for the working poor. He justifies this transfer as a
means of helpi ...
- Columns
> OpinionBy Sharon Racusin
posted
Mar 27, 2013
Dear Editor,
The Governor's budget proposal address stated that we are in
fiscally better shape than most of the other states and continued
to say what every other governor says, "...more tough choices and
restraint, as we ...
- Important Community BulletinsBy George W Cockburn
posted
Jan 24, 2013
Dear Editor,
I have just finished reading the column "Reasons I did not get
flu shot..."
I am amazed, upset and appalled that the contents of this
article. For Brett Yates to insinuate that the responsible and
product ...
- Breaking NewsBy Richard Kropp
posted
Nov 14, 2012
Dear Editor,
We have a Chamber, a select board, and we voted for an option
tax to fund improvements to create a four-season resort. Your
article is right on the money. It's visual, everything is visual.
We have the restaura ...
- Breaking NewsBy Anne L. Gallivan
posted
Nov 14, 2012
Dear Editor,
First, on this Veteran's Day as I write, I want to thank my
husband for his service with a medical unit in Vietnam. To all
veterans, I share in broad appreciation for the sacrifice of your
service.
I also want ...
- Important Community BulletinsBy Tim Gillingham
posted
Oct 31, 2012
Dear Editor,
I have watched with interest the many positive changes that have
been taken place at Killington over the past few months. While
it was bittersweet to see Bill's Country Store sell for $355,000,
it will be ...
- Important Community BulletinsEllen J. Willis
posted
Oct 25, 2012
Dear Editor,
Due to several issues, my name will not appear on the November
ballot as a Justice of the Peace candidate. I have held this
position for several years and would like to continue serving
you. Please enter ...
- Important Community Bulletinsby Dick Nordmeyer
posted
Aug 30, 2012
Dear Editor,
Once again, the Castleton Summer Concerts successfully completed
its annual season. This summer was the 17th summer series,
Castleton State College partnered with the series and will continue
to take a major ro ...
- Important Community Bulletinsby Jeff Seyler
posted
Aug 30, 2012
Dear Editor,
A recent court ruling marks a tremendous setback for the health of
residents across our region, especially kids and seniors. It puts
polluters before the public's health. And it allows out-of-state
industries to ...
- Breaking Newsby Morgan W. Brown
posted
Aug 15, 2012
Dear Editor,
MacAdam Mason, 39-years-old, was a talented artist as well as a
person with disabilities, including epilepsy. He was shot by
Vermont State Police with a Taser stun gun while unarmed outside
his home in Thetford ...
- Breaking NewsIvan Smith
posted
Jul 18, 2012
Dear Editor,
I believe that Green Mountain Care should be as comprehensive as
possible, a system where the standard is that of quality of life. A
system that puts to rest the multi-tier or package approach to
healthcare fin ...
- Breaking NewsJoan Eckley
posted
Jul 18, 2012
Dear Editor,
I have a spinal cord injury from whiplash car accidents that is
not treatable by current medical practices. I am in chronic pain in
my shoulders and upper back and my left arm is significantly
atrophied. Along ...
- Breaking NewsCathy Thomas
posted
Jul 18, 2012
Dear Editor,
I am now retired but was a practicing clinical social worker for 30
years. Regarding what services should be included in Green Mountain
Care, mental health services are an essential part. These services
should b ...
- Breaking NewsBy William Boardman
posted
Jul 18, 2012
Dear Editor,
The head of Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) almost
giddy opinion piece in support of the controversial wireless "smart
meters" currently being installed in Vermont, prompted immediate
rebuttal from ...
- Breaking NewsSamantha Barrale
posted
Jul 18, 2012
Dear Editor,
I am a senior with social work and sociology major at Castleton
State College. I wish to share my story because people's
health needs and their ability to get comprehensive, appropriate
care is very import ...
- Important Community Bulletins Jim Blackman
updated
Mar 14, 2012 11:21 AM
Dear Editor,
Marketing 101. In response the letter in last week paper by Vito
Rasenas commenting on Green Mountain National, he basically had two
points, which I'd like to address. The first was about the General
Managers e ...
- Important Community BulletinsWhite River Jct.
updated
Mar 14, 2012 11:21 AM
Dear Editor,
I am currently a student at CCV just about to finish up my
Associates' in Liberal Studies. I am hoping to go on for a
Bachelor's in Environmental Studies and Education. I am
also a mom of five childr ...
- Important Community Bulletins Minga Rae Dana
updated
Mar 14, 2012 11:21 AM
Dear Editor,
The Board of Commissioners and staff of Marble Valley Regional
Transit District, "The Bus", thank the voters who supported our
funding on Town Meeting Day in the following communities:
Brandon, City of Ru ...
- Important Community BulletinsVito Rasenas
updated
Mar 7, 2012 10:04 AM
Dear Editor,
At the February 28th Killington Selectboard meeting the 2012 Green
Mountain National Golf Course (GMNGC) rates and policies were
presented. There was an increase in season pass prices and a
tightening of collec ...
- Important Community BulletinsDavid Schoales
updated
Mar 7, 2012 10:02 AM
Dear Editor,
There is a lot of smoke blowing around in the conversations about
the cost of changes in health care. Some is based on estimates
and projections, and some is clearly purposeful
misinformation. But it ...
- Important Community BulletinsChris Bianchi, Killington Selectman
updated
Mar 5, 2012 07:31 AM
Dear Killington Residents,
For those of you who don't know me, a quick introduction; my
family moved to Killington in 1973 as I entered first grade at what
is now Killington Elementary. I moved back to the Killington area
...
- Important Community BulletinsSally D. Curtis & John Q. Brennan
updated
Feb 22, 2012 11:00 AM
Dear Editor,
For several years, sometimes more than once a year, we have
received telephone solicitations for the Professional Fire
Fighters of Vermont. Because here in Killington we have a
volunteer Fire and Re ...
- Important Community BulletinsLisa S. Lynch, executive director, ARC-Rutland Area
updated
Feb 22, 2012 11:00 AM
Dear Editor,
Thank you to the Rutland Lodge of Elks #345 for again having
sponsored a Valentine Barbecue and Dance for approx. 120
members of ARC-Rutland Area on Sunday, Feb. 12. Special thanks to
Secretary, Brian Gau ...
- Important Community BulletinsKent Booraem
updated
Feb 15, 2012 06:08 PM
Dear Editor,
The American Lung Association's 2012 State of Tobacco Control
report highlights Vermont's need to increase its investment in the
comprehensive tobacco control program.
Although Vermont has been a leader in r ...
- Important Community BulletinsBethany Barry Menkart, Leicester resident
updated
Feb 8, 2012 12:34 PM
Dear Editor,
Vermont Strong or forever powerless through CVPS-GMP
merger?
Is the disappearance of CVPS, the sole privately-owned Vermont
utility, into a merger with Green Mountain Power and Gaz Metro
really in Vermont's be ...
- Important Community Bulletins Gary & Allyson Carling
updated
Feb 1, 2012 08:44 AM
Dear Editor,
First, I'd like to say that at 56 years old, this is the first time
I've ever written a letter to the editor. But I was so incensed by
the article in your Jan 26 edition by Scott Rogers who is the
Director of O ...
- Important Community BulletinsRobin Timko
updated
Feb 1, 2012 08:39 AM
Dear Editor,
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association, as all
groups in service to their communities, could not prosper without
the support of people in the community itself.
Joyce Ringhel was just such a pers ...
- Important Community Bulletinsby Laura Vien, Volunteer Administrator, WSYB Christmas Fund
updated
Jan 25, 2012 01:37 PM
Dear Editor,
Forty years ago at Christmas time, a little boy wrote a letter to
"Letters to Santa" on WSYB, asking for help, because his younger
brother needed a blanket and a pair of boots. The window in their
bedroom was b ...
