By Lee H. Hamilton A few weeks ago, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia made a small splash in the press when he took Congress to task for failing to authorize our nation’s ongoing war against Islamic militants. “The silence of […]
Category: Op – Ed
Op - Ed
At best, the new educational tax law is unfair
By Jack Hoffman In addition to pushing up property taxes in many towns, the education reform bill passed in the closing days of the session violates a fundamental principle of fairness in Vermont’s education funding system: towns with the same […]
Op - Ed
Ways to end the opioids crisis
By Lynn R. Webster As a physician and author of the forthcoming book “The Painful Truth: What We Can Do About the Largest Invisible Epidemic in America,” I hope to provide a few insights that may help as we work […]
Op - Ed
Vermont Action for Dental Health aims to promote access to dental care
By Dr. Stephen Pitmon Vermont has a great deal to be proud of when it comes to dental health care. We are one of America’s healthiest states. In fact, 88 percent of our children received dental care last year–the highest […]