By Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) As you read this, the number of Covid cases in Vermont are reaching levels far greater than at any point in the crisis. Today, I am writing to you with some news that should be […]
Category: Op – Ed
Op - Ed, Opinion
Governor’s budget — it’s easy to just say ‘yes’
By Angelo Lynn It’s not surprising that any governor of Vermont faced with creating a budget with more than $1 billion in one-time ARPA money (with $500 million still left to spend), plus another $2.2 billion coming from the congressional […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Health care alarm bells should be ringing
By Ben Smith Editor’s note: Ben Smith is an emergency physician and medical director of the emergency department at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. American health care is in crisis. On NPR (“On Point,” Nov. 29) an ICU nurse […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Leadership can keep schools safe, open
Vaccination mandates and ‘test to attend’ programs needed now By Jim Haff Editor’s note: Jim Haff is the Killington representative in the Windsor Central School District and Killington Select Board member. This commentary was written as an open letter to […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
On Jan. 6, ‘don’t look down’
By Angelo Lynn It is to be hoped Jan. 6, 2021 will be a date that long resonates in our nation’s history. That historians will accurately assess the roots of the deadly insurrection on the nation’s Capitol, determine those responsible […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
We need to end fossil fuels
Dear Editor, We, the older Vermonters (including voters and taxpayers), must make it clear to younger Vermonters that our most crucial task and the most urgent job is to fix the broken two-party political system. Why, you ask? Only younger […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Fight indifference in 2022
By Angelo Lynn It’s no surprise that Covid-19, the delta variant and its effect on our collective lives will be remembered as the top story of 2021. It’s likely the twists and turns of this pandemic will remain dominant in […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
‘Out of storm and peril’: rental housing safety in Vermont
By David Martins Editor’s note: Martins is the director of the Vt. Affordable Housing Coalition. “Out of storm and manifold perils rose an enduring state, the home of freedom and unity” — These words are the epitaph printed on the […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Sending an SOS for the Connecticut River
By Karl Meyer Editor’s note: This commentary is by Karl Meyer of Greenfield, Mass., a member of the Fish and Aquatics Studies Team in this FERC relicensing process since 2012. He did not sign a confidentiality agreement with FirstLight. Meyer […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Educational equity is about all of us
By Rep. Emilie Kornheiser Editor’s Note: Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, D-Brattleboro, is vice chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, co-chair of the task force on the implementation of the pupil weighting factors report, and a state legislator since 2019. […]