By Lee H. Hamilton I’ve been involved in politics for the better part of a lifetime and have spoken at a lot of public meetings over the years. There’s one question, I think, that I’ve heard more than any other: […]
Category: Op – Ed
Op - Ed, Opinion
The media’s responsibility to our democracy
By Lee H. Hamilton Politicians spend a good bit of their time complaining about the media. But why should they have all the fun? I’m going to join in, though I tend to get upset about different things than most […]
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
“The Vermont Way” to win or lose an election
By Jon Margolis, VTDigger.org OK, Vermont. You’re still special. At least for now, at least when it comes to politics. “Attack ads don’t work here” is the oft-repeated Vermont boast. In other states, Vermonters like to say, candidates can get […]
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 […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Marijuana legalization is critical in effort to reduce opiate addiction
By Dave Silberman A recently VPR poll found that 89 percent of Vermonters view opioid and opiate addiction as a “major problem,” and that more than half of us know someone who has been personally affected by this devastating disease. […]
Op - Ed, Uncategorized
Editorial: Clinton + Bernie’s revolution
By Angelo S. Lynn The die has been cast: Clinton will be the Democrat nominee. She has won the majority of the pledged delegates, she has won more states and contests, her steadfast support is across more demographic sectors of […]
Op - Ed
A successful legislative session
By Gov. Peter Shumlin When I came to office in January 2011, I pledged to work every day to help make Vermont a more economically secure place to live, work, and raise a family. Back in 2011 our state still […]
Op - Ed
The Orlando Massacre, a human tragedy
By Lee Kahrs, The Reporter One year ago, I wrote my first View From Here column. It was June 2015 and the U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 5-4, legally recognized the right of gay and lesbian Americans to […]
Op - Ed
How about a fresh start for all Vermonters?
By Deb Bucknam Last year Governor Shumlin issued an executive order “banning the box” for applicants for state employment. Last month, he signed a bill ordering that all private employers “ban the box.” Banning the box means that no employer […]