Letter

Questionable garbage disposal

  Dear Editor, Given that the standard in Vermont concerning the disposal of food scraps as well as waste is to compost rather than to dispose it in the trash any longer, questions have arisen within my mind about whether […]

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Letter

Be aware of the disadvantages of Medicare Advantage 

  Dear Editor, We’re being overwhelmed with advertising for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, but there are no ads for traditional Medicare. The reason for the MA ads is that the Medicare Advantage corporations are making huge profits. Medicare Advantage is privatizing Medicare. When […]

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Letter

We need better grasp of history

  Dear Editor, History, as seen by average North Americans, is merely the empty passage of time into the present, thus ignoring the activity between then and now. Knowing what happened is helpful in knowing how we got here. A […]

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Letter

Celebrating World Day for Farmed Animals

  Dear Editor, Oct. 2 was World Day for Farmed Animals when activists around the world draw attention to the devastating impacts of animal agriculture on animals, our health, and our environment.   The campaign was launched in 1983 by […]

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Letter

BIPOC folks put in tough spots

BIPOC folks put in tough spots Dear Editor, “It’s dirty work but someone has to do it.” I can’t help remarking on the many movies and TV series, for instance, that depict Black people in the so-called “helping professions” — […]

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Letter, Op - Ed

Democracy, autocracy and the U.S.A.

By Haviland Smith Editor’s note: Haviland Smith is a retired CIA operations officer who focused during his Cold War career in Eastern and Western Europe on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The Oxford dictionary defines democracy as “a system […]

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