Dear Editor, As as Rochester community member, I am writing to share some of my thoughts and concerns about the future of our school. My hope is that this will be the beginning of a conversation. I know there are […]
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Letter
ARC Rutland Area celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Dear editor, ARC Rutland Area (ARC) recently held its annual membership meeting for people with developmental disabilities and their families. We celebrated the accomplishments of our members with Maggie Pak Awards and the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. At […]
Letter
Simpler question
Dear Editor, I started this letter to the editor sometime in June or July. It was intended to be a question to the town manager, his first and only response was a press release. Then, the chair of our Select […]
Letter
Why did a group of Elmore residents work to defeat the merger?
Dear Editor, The reason is simple — because we want Elmore to remain a viable and sustainable community that continues to offer unique educational opportunities to its children and families — in other words, to maintain the Vermont tradition of […]
Letter
Wreath sales raise funds for the Sherburne Memorial Library
Dear Editor, The Friends of the Sherburne Memorial Library thank the businesses and the library patrons who purchased wreaths in the library’s fundraiser this fall. The money that was collected will provide additional programing and other extra purchases for the […]
Letter
Why not skip the turkey on Thanksgiving?
Dear Editor, While President Obama is pardoning two turkeys for Thanksgiving, every one of us can exercise that same presidential power by choosing a nonviolent Thanksgiving observance that spares a turkey’s life. And here are some good reasons: You can […]
Letter
Misinformation hurts us all
Dear Editor, Lately I have been very concerned with the amount of misinformation that travels throughout town about the issues the town offices and selectboard are dealing with or have dealt with. This creates roadblocks to truly solving our challenges […]
Letter
GOLM giving back to the community
Dear Editor, As a lifelong resident of Rutland, I’ve long appreciated the way this community works together when the chips are down, or when a challenge confronts us as a community. It’s one of the reasons I love this time […]
Letter
One set of financial records used to create two reports for Killington
Dear Editor, I have tried in earnest to answer Jim Haff’s questions regarding several topics regarding the town of Killington’s financial reports such as the town report and the annual audit. I wrote those answers under the assumption Mr. Haff […]
Letter
Master Gardeners do “fair” amount of work
Dear Editor, One of the articles recently, regarding the status of the Rutland State Fair, mentioned the “Master Gardens.” I think it is important for people to know that the Fair staff has nothing to do with maintenance, or even creation […]