Dear Editor, Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to the Vermont Legislature from 30 business associations in response to PPP taxability. We, the undersigned organizations, representing cumulatively more than 9,500 employers with more than 200,000 employees implore you […]
Category: Opinion
Commentary, Opinion, State News
Why I didn’t sign the relief bill
By Governor Phil Scott Editor’s note: Governor Phil Scott announced April 17 that he will allow H. 315 to become law without his signature and issued the following letter to the General Assembly. Pursuant to Chapter II, Section 11 of the […]
Op - Ed, Opinion, State News
Finally, a big step forward on financing child care
By Madeleine May Kunin Editors note: Madeleine May Kunin was the 77th governor of Vermont, serving from 1985 until 1991. She is the author of “Coming of Age, My Journey to the Eighties.” In the old days, back in the 1970s, […]
Letter, Opinion
Save the earth, eat plants
Dear Editor, With Earth Day coming on April 22, we have reduced our carbon footprint by curtailing travel and our thermostat. We recycle. But we can do so much more by cutting our consumption of animal meat and milk products. […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Local is not just a buzzword
By Lindsey Berk and Suzy Hodgson Editor’s Note: This commentary is co-authored by Lindsey Berk, executive director of the Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN Network), and Suzy Hodgson, a board member of the Acorn Renewable Energy Co-operative (AEC) and founder […]
Letter, Opinion
Earth Day: Do your part
Dear Editor, We have just reached 412 parts per million, the highest level of CO2 in the atmosphere in 3 million years. According to the World Economic Forum, our threshold for dangerous global warming may be as soon as 2027-2042. The […]
Letter, Opinion
Happy retirement, Rev. William L. Bartholomew
Dear Editor, Brandon Congregational Church announces the forthcoming retirement of The Reverend William L. Bartholomew, pastor and beloved friend. Serving the church and the community for over six years, Reverend Bartholomew made his plans known to the congregation in February […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Letter, Opinion
Poem: Our world has changed
Dear Editor, Our world has changed Like never before and it’s so sad Every day because our lives have changed So much in life today and so many families suffering Like never before and this killer virus is here to […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Simplicity, equity, and let’s-just-call-it-what-it-is
By Jack Hoffman Those were among the key reasons the Vermont Tax Structure Commission recommended recently that the state abolish the homestead property tax and move to an income-based school tax for all resident homeowners. We support the commission’s recommendation. […]
Letter, Opinion
Republicans know they are suppressing the vote, and why
Dear Editor, Republicans across the country are acting insulted by accusations that they are deliberately trying to reduce the number of people who vote, for political reasons. No, no, they claim, their nationwide push to make it harder to vote is […]