By Dave Liniger Home-buying season is heating up. Homes sold faster in April than at any point in almost the last two years, according to data released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Existing-home sales are on pace to […]
Category: Op – Ed
Op - Ed
Our goal: zero deaths
By Vermont Transportation Secretary Sue Minter Another tragic bicycle fatality in our state this week–the third in one year–compels me to write to express my deep sorrow and to express a plea that we all drive more safely on our […]
Op - Ed
Why run for office?
By Lee H. Hamilton I spend a fair amount of time talking to students and other young people about Congress and politics in general, and I’ve noticed something. It used to be that I’d regularly get asked how one runs […]
Op - Ed
It’s time to establish an independent ethics commission
By Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Vermonters deserve good government—and that includes an open and transparent government! We are proud of our state and our collective ability to overcome any difficult issue we may encounter. As Vermonters, when we […]
Op - Ed
Congress: “War powers? What war powers?”
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 […]
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 […]