Dear Editor, Despite dwindling numbers of dairy farms,Vermont continues to be the largest dairy producer in New England and dairy is the most profitable sector of the state’s agricultural economy. Tourists flock to Vermont to savor its bucolic splendor and […]
Category: Letter
Letter, Opinion
Can you help Kevin find a kidney?
Dear Editor, At first glimpse at Kevin Morgan you’d never know he is living with kidney disease, but he has been living on kidney dialysis for the past three years and was diagnosed with IGA Neuropathy (also known as Berger’s […]
Letter, Opinion
Hospital execs have big pay
Dear Editor, The Green Mountain Care Board publishes an annual list of Vermont hospital employees whose annual compensation tops $500,000. The list for 2020 shows a total of 59 hospital execs making more than half a million dollars a year. […]
Letter, Opinion
In defense of Trump
Dear Editor, This is in response to Kem Phillips’ letter in the Mountain Times. It appears that Kem has bought into the endless media slander of the former president. In terms of results, President Trump did more for this country […]
Letter, Opinion
Why I’m running for secretary of state
Dear Editor, In a few short months, Vermonters will begin casting their ballots to determine party nominees for the fall elections. With so many candidates running for Congress and lt. governor, you may not hear as much about the secretary […]
Letter, Opinion
Democrat spending is out of control
Dear Editor, The Democratic leadership in the Vermont legislature has proven themselves irresponsible and with no respect for every Vermont citizen. These people do not care about you as demonstrated by their disrespect for the unintended consequences of their legislation […]
Letter, Opinion
More public discussion needed on Prop. 5
Dear Editor, Amending the Vermont Constitution is a long and arduous process, taking four affirmative votes in the legislature (two in each chamber) over two biennia, followed by a statewide popular vote, which, for Proposal 5, will take place this […]
Letter, Opinion
Healthcare costs have deep roots
Dear Editor, I agree wholeheartedly that spending on healthcare is out of control. But when will we address the deeper reasons why this is so? We could certainly discuss the out-of-control salaries that administrators at many levels of this system […]
Letter, Opinion
There’s a lot wrong with being a Republican
Dear Editor, There is a lot to object to in Mr. Thayer’s piece, “What’s wrong with being a Republican,” published last week (March 30-April 5) in the Mountain Times. I’ll address two points. The main problem is that in lauding […]
Letter, Opinion
Listen to the disabled
Dear Editor, A recent commentary by Justin Salisbury on the “Ongoing eugenics against disabled Vermonters” pointed out that Vermont has no law protecting parents against losing their children simply because they are disabled. Disability does not automatically mean that a […]