Dear Editor, First it’s out, then it’s in, now it’s out again. According to one Select Board member a calendar year report would be better. Who cares!! Manage the golf course using comparative data. Make sure the data is accurate […]
Tag: letter to the editor
Op - Ed, Opinion
New state board of ed rule threatens private schools
Dear Editor, I am a proud product of Vermont public schools. I was raised in North Pomfret, Vt., and attended a series of one-room schoolhouses, serving students from kindergarten to fifth grade. Most of our schools (there were four) had […]
Letter, Opinion
Nuclear decommissioning firm is well qualified
Dear Editor, Since the details of Entergy’s plan to sell the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to an expert decommissioning firm were made public earlier this month, there have been some misinformed media reports and public statements claiming that buyer […]
Letter, Opinion
Chocolate Fest funds aid 13 area charities
Dear Editor, The Rutland United Methodist Church held a luncheon in the Church Fellowship hall on Dec. 6 to distribute funds raised at the October Chocolate Festival and Silent Auction. It is fitting that this can be part of our […]
Letter, Opinion
Pittsford Rec gives a hearty thanks where due
Dear Editor, On Nov. 19, the Recreation Department sponsored the annual holiday craft sale. The Recreation Department would like recognize Kelly Connaughton, the craft fair coordinator. She volunteered a lot of time out of her very busy schedule to help […]
Letter, Opinion
Home-grown Killington charity gives back
Dear Editor, In 1986, a few friends and I threw a small dinner party and asked everyone invited to bring a toy, instead of wine or snacks, that we would donate to a local shelter. On Saturday, Dec. 3, at […]
Letter, Opinion
The next healthcare victim? Quite possibly you
Dear Editor, A healthcare crisis is coming down the road at very high speed. Getting rid of the ACA (Obamacare) is one of our new president’s top priorities. That will end subsidized health insurance under the ACA, and the ACA’s […]
Letter, Opinion
Pittsford rec. trip to NYC another success
Dear Editor, On Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, the Pittsford Recreation Department sponsored a trip to New York City for 56 passengers who loaded the Mountain Son Tour Bus, Inc. of Mendon, Vt. We had 40 tickets to see Radio City […]
Letter, Opinion
Police roadblocks violate 4th Amendment
Dear Editor, In response to the article “Vermont State Troopers increasing enforcement over holiday season,” printed in the Nov. 30-Dec. 6 edition: Roadblocks that stop mostly innocent drivers with no warrants and no probable cause to believe that any particular […]
Letter, Opinion
Of life and politics
Dear Editor, I have been asked many times about my feelings for the outcome of the presidential election… and I say this: Every 365 days each of us travels around the sun together within this magnificent solar system. The earth, […]