Dear Editor, In August the Expeditionary School at Black River and Ludlow Legion hosted a sold out chicken BBQ, raising just over $2,000 and selling out of over 120 chicken meals. At that time, ESBR was still in the […]
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Ray of hope, or more chaos?
By Angelo Lynn Editor’s note: Angelo Lynn is the editor and publisher of the Addison County Independent, a sister publication to the Mountain Times. Out of the chaos of the past three weeks, is Rep. Mike Johnson, the newly elected […]
Letter
Dumb and Dumber, the left’s two worst ideas
Dumb and Dumber, the left’s two worst ideas By Jules Older Editor’s note: Jules Older is a Vermonter turned New Zealander who works as an executive consultant, medical educator, crisis counselor and writer. Don’t let that headline fool you — […]
Letter
Are our chrysanthemums killing the bees?
Dear Editor, Recently I bought a few chrysanthemums and asters from a local hardware store, but as I was about to plant them, I wondered if they too had been laced with the neonicotinoids I’d so carefully avoided when […]
Letter
The meat industry scares me
The meat industry scares me Dear Editor, I have no fear of zombies, witches, or evil clowns lurking on Halloween. What really scares me is meat. This is the industry that deprives, mutilates, cages, then butchers billions of cows, pigs, […]
Letter
Gaza suffers for sins of Hamas
Dear Editor, I am horrified at the collective punishment now being meted out to the civilians of Gaza. This is not the right response to the atrocities committed by Hamas on Israeli civilians. It will only compound the horrible […]
Letter, Op - Ed
Where has all that money gone?
By the Vermont State Colleges Labor Task Force Editor’s note: the VSC Labor Task Force is a group formed in 2020 that fights to bring faculty and staff voices and research to the decision-making processes that have accompanied the […]
Letter
Fentanyl overdoses are preventable
By Jody Boulay Editor’s note: Jody Boulay is a mother of two with a passion for helping others. She currently works as a community outreach coordinator for Addicted.org to help spread awareness of the dangers of drugs and alcohol. October is […]
Op - Ed
Can we disagree like adults?
By Maria Gigliello Editor’s note: Maria Gigliello is the communications coordinator for the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. “They [Vermont Fish and Wildlife] need to be dispatched (tortured, beaten) the same way [as a trapped animal].” “You’re no better […]
Letter
The slow journey to equality in healthcare for the disabled
Dear Editor, In 1973, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act became the first civil rights legislation protecting disabled people from discrimination. But no implementing regulations were enacted at that time. It took almost another four years, and consistent activism from […]