Dear Editor, There has been a great deal of misinformation circulating around about the Affordable Heat Act. I would encourage anyone who is interested in gaining an accurate understanding of the bill to go online and look up the text […]
Category: Letter
Letter, Opinion
94% expressed opposition to GMNF logging proposal
Dear Editor, A 45-day comment period on a proposal by Green Mountain National Forest staff concerning logging and other activities in the forest at Telephone Gap ended on March 13. A huge 94% of the official comments regarding logging were […]
Letter, Opinion
Stop bullying
Dear Editor, I attended the Killington Select Board meeting on March 20 and all in all it was a well-attended meeting with people being calm and communicating, until Select Board member Jim Haff turned red in the face. He was […]
Letter, Opinion
Thank you, KSAR, for your service
Dear Editor, My Dad encouraged me to find my voice and my Mom taught me to respect those who serve the public good. So, I would like to extend a hearty thank you to all who have served the public […]
Letter, Opinion
Strengths, culture of KSAR disrespectfully dismissed
Dear Editor, I want to thank Polly Mikula for her editorial on the public safety issue published in last week’s edition of the Mountain Times, it is informative and asks the questions that need to be addressed. As a past […]
Letter, Opinion
Thanks for community support
Dear Editor, Thank you to our fantastic Killington community for supporting the Drive-Thru Lasagna dinner on March 3 at the Killington Public Safety Building sponsored by the Sherburne United Church of Christ, Killington’s Little White Church. A special thanks to […]
Letter, Opinion
Bear hunting not useful tactic
Dear Editor, Human-wildlife conflict poses a major challenge for the conservation of carnivore species globally. Today black bears inhabit only about 60% of their historic range in North America, mostly due to human persecution. Large home territories and a varied […]
Letter, Opinion
School workers: We need action to ensure everyone’s safe at school
Dear Editor, Last month, 21 schools across Vermont were targeted by a vicious hoax that terrorized countless students and staff members as they were sent into lockdown and SWAT teams carrying AR-15s burst into the lobby. We are thankful nobody was physically […]
Letter, Opinion
Thanks for passing Killington Forward: the future looks bright
Dear Editor, A big thank you to the voters of Killington. The passage of the Killington Forward article at last week’s Town Meeting, by a wide margin, has finally set the new Six Peaks Village into motion. We owe it […]
Letter, Opinion
Please save our books
Dear Editor, The citizens of Castleton, along with students, faculty and staff of Castleton University, are taking action. We held a book read-in Monday, March 6, to show support for retaining print books at the Vermont State University libraries. The […]