By Tom Pelham This commentary is by Tom Pelham of Berlin, who was finance commissioner in the Dean administration and tax commissioner in the Douglas administration and served on the Appropriations Committee in the Vermont House as an Independent. In […]
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It’s time to change how and why we name things after people
By Lucie Lehmann Editor’s Note: Lucie Lehmann of South Burlington is a former state director for now-retired U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland. She is a member of the board of the Green Mountain Audubon Society. Just in […]
More nursing seats are coming to Vermont State University
By Sarah Billings-Berg, VTSU dean of nursing and health sciences Ready for some good news about nursing in Vermont? I bet you are. I know, reports haven’t always focused on the good news. As recently as last year, news […]
Justice for Palestinians and security for Israel
By Sen. Bernie Sanders There have been five wars in the last 15 years between Israel and Hamas. How do we end the current one and prevent a sixth from happening, sooner or later? How do we balance our […]
Moving energy is the key to Vermont’s 100% renewable energy future
By Peter Sterling Editor’s note: Peter Sterling is the executive director of Renewable Energy Vermont. There’s good news ahead in the fight against climate change. Utilities, business owners and energy experts now acknowledge there’s an affordable path to achieving […]
Charting a path to sustainability at the Vermont State Colleges
By Lynn Dickinson Editor’s note: Lynn Dickinson is the chair of the VSCS board. The optimization plans at Vermont State University (VTSU) chart a path toward financial sustainability by 2027, something that has eluded its legacy institutions for far […]
Vt. needs meaningful treatment of substance use
Dear Editor, It is time for our legislative body to make a full commitment to truly funding meaningful treatment to Vermont’s epidemic of substance use disorder in the creation of appropriate treatment facilities. I applaud the recent meeting at […]
Second-look legislation can make Vermont’s legal system more humane
By Jessica Brown Editor’s note: Jessica Brown is an assistant professor of law and director of the Center for Justice Reform at Vermont Law and Graduate School in Sharon. Earlier, she was a public defender for 24 years in […]
Green for nothing, green for free
By Jim Hurt Editor’s note: Jim Hurt is a resident of Woodstock. News flash: Enlightened Republicans have been sighted deep in the forest, traveling in small herds with Bigfoot and other tree huggers who are guiding them gently back into […]
The bear facts: people food is the problem
By Brenna Galdenzi Editor’s note: Brenna Galdenzi of Stowe is the president of Protect Our Wildlife. It’s tempting to claim that bear populations are “exploding” in Vermont, but the uptick in bear sightings is largely due to the animals […]