Dear Editor, I’ve been watching the work of the Legislature closely this year as a business owner concerned with the economic toll the pandemic has taken on our state. The majority of the Legislature’s work this year has revolved around […]
Category: Letter
Letter, Opinion
Religious leaders stand with Vermont’s women
Dear Editor, As faith leaders from diverse theological backgrounds and denominations, we represent a variety of beliefs and viewpoints on complicated, moral issues. We write as one religious community, and we write to stand with Vermont’s women. We come together […]
Letter, Opinion
Support hearing aid, support bill H.266
Dear Editor, Have you or someone you know experienced hearing loss? Did an audiologist recommend that you get hearing aids? Were you shocked to discover that hearing aids cost from $2,000 to $6,000? Were you surprised to find out that your […]
Letter, Opinion
A picture is worth 1,000 words
Dear Editor, Wow! Yesterday was a beautiful Monday, 65 degrees and nothing but sunny skies. Being downtown it was terrific to see so many people out and about. Couples of all ages walking along holding hands, parents pushing strollers, restaurants […]
Letter, Opinion
Financial assistance shouldn’t be a burden
Dear Editor, There is nothing that marks out America as a dead democracy more than our treatment of citizens in need of loans to meet basic human needs. The financial industry has had its knees on the necks of the […]
Letter, Opinion
Starting school at 9 a.m.? You bet!
Dear Editor, “The evidence is clear,” stated Mary Newman, head of school at The Sharon Academy (TSA). “Starting the school day later makes a big difference to high school students.” For years, educators have known that starting the school day […]
Letter, Opinion
Beware false prophets
Dear Editor, False prophets are not just a fixture of ancient times. In April of 2020, experts predicted that as many as 60,000 people might die from Covid-19 in this country. People reacted in disbelief. In a nation with such […]
Letter, Opinion
S.10, UI Legislation, will cost Vermont job creators more than $47-$56 million
Dear Editor, Editor’s note: the following is an open letter to members of the Vermont Senate. On behalf of NFIB and AGC/VT members in Vermont, we are writing to express our opposition to S.10, legislation that was intended to hold […]
Letter, Opinion
Remembering Henry Miles, 52
Dear Editor, I stayed with Henry Miles for three years while going to school in Rutland. He gave me shelter from the storm. He did not drink one drop for three years while I was there, but I needed to […]
Letter, Opinion
Vermont youth call for the passage of S.53
Dear Editor, Editor’s note: The following is an open letter from Vermont students to Vermont representatives. We, the undersigned Vermont students, wish to convey the urgency for the passage of S.53. Period poverty is real and pervasive, and it affects […]