Shocks pollsters, nation with dominant win By Angelo Lynn Republican Donald Trump has won the presidential race with a projected 300-plus electoral votes, winning the crucial swing states of Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Michigan and Wisconsin. If Democrat Hillary […]
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Op - Ed, Opinion
Rutland’s strife over refugee status is every town’s concern
By Angelo S. Lynn In Rutland, the struggles that town and city have gone through in its reckoning to become a refugee resettlement site provide important lessons other Vermont communities seeking similar refugee status should consider. For starters, Vermont residents […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
A rebellion against Trump
By Angelo S. Lynn In a rare development, members of a major political party are rising up against its presidential nominee in growing numbers. Among these is a well-known grass-roots group of Republicans, called R4C16.org, which has posted its endorsement for Democrat […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Defining the Olympic spirit
By Angelo S. Lynn These Olympic games may be the perfect distraction — and contrast — to the political embarrassment that has otherwise dominated national news. Rather than seeing the worst of ourselves as reflected in Mr. Trump — his […]
Featured
Bernie launches his presidential campaign
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders officially announced his candidacy for president, Tuesday. By Angelo Lynn “BERRR-NIE, BERRR-NIE, BERRR-NIE,” roared the enthusiastic, hometown crowd of 5,000 supporters as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took the stage late Tuesday afternoon, May 26, at Burlington’s […]
Opinion
We’re standing with Bernie
Courtesy of Sanders for President Students hold up letters that read “Bernie for people” near the Burlington waterfront. By Angelo Lynn, Addison Independent Here’s why I’m standing with Sen. Bernie Sanders in his run for the presidential Democratic nomination and […]
Opinion
Editorial: Legislature wraps up with impressive scorecard
By Angelo Lynn It wasn’t pretty, but at the end of the day, this Legislature and the Shumlin administration passed a couple major pieces of legislation, and overcame several significant budget hurdles in crafting a reasonable budget in tough times. […]
Opinion
Transparency in governing at risk if changes to public meeting laws are approved
By Angelo Lynn Open meeting laws are part of state statute to insure citizens are kept abreast of what government is doing. That’s as much true in state government as it is for school boards, town selectboards, zoning and planning […]
Opinion
Should solar projects have more public input?
Here’s a comment by a Vermont solar company executive that offers as much hope as it presents concern: “In the future, solar panels are going to be as ubiquitous as barns and silos, and we should be working toward it, […]