Dear Editor, The WCUUSD School Board thanks everyone who joined our Feb. 6 meeting. We heard your concerns, stories, and desire for better communication and transparency regarding student safety. Board members also continue to receive emails and to have conversations […]
Category: Opinion
Letter, Opinion
Vermont House passes bill to protect women’s rights in other states
Dear Editor, The Vermont State House of Representatives closed the week by approving one of the most important bills I believe will come before us this year. Vermonters overwhelmingly went to the polls in November and showed they want reproductive […]
Letter, Opinion
Police accountability is a public safety issue
By James Lyall Editor’s note: James Lyall is the executive director of ACLU of Vermont. The Vermont affiliates of the NAACP and ACLU this month invited to Montpelier five family members whose loved ones were lost to police violence, and […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Too late for business as usual
By Richard Hopkins Editor’s note: Richard Hopkins is a retired public health official who has devoted himself to volunteer activities to try to reduce climate change. He is a member of the board of the Climate Economy Action Center of […]
Letter, Opinion
Opinion on natural gas was wrong
Dear Editor, In the Jan 25 edition of The Mountain Times, environmental activist Bill McKibben opined about health and environmental risks of household gas stoves. He tries to make the case that nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emitted by stoves is a […]
Letter, Opinion
TIF vote will have big impact
Dear Editor, There are few times in our lives when we have the opportunity to have the impact that we, Killington voters, have this March on Town Meeting Day. The last time someone or something had an impact this great […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
DeSantis, culture wars, and politics perpetuate grievance
By Angelo Lynn Editor’s note: Angelo Lynn is the editor and publisher of the Addison County Independent, a sister publication to the Mountain Times. It’s hard to ignore Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Republican firebrand and likely presidential candidate leading […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Reflecting on Dr. King’s dream
By Mary E. Mendoza Editor’s note: Mary E. Mendoza is an assistant professor of history and Latino/a Studies at Penn State University. She lives in Weybridge. Because I teach about the history of race in America, I often ponder the […]
Letter, Opinion
Rutland Mayor Dave Allaire seeks reelection
Dear Editor, Let me begin by saying thank you for your support and encouragement over the years. I am truly honored and humbled to be your mayor. I want you to know I am totally healthy and cancer free, working […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Sheriff reform needed; not so easy
By Angelo Lynn Editor’s note: Angelo Lynn is the editor and publisher of the Addison County Independent, a sister publication to the Mountain Times. A bill introduced last week to reform the way Vermont sheriffs operate is a step in […]