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Letter to the editor: Making childcare available is essential for businesses

Posted on August 20, 2018 |
By Sarah Kaeck



This summer we saw two studies about Vermont that appeared in contrast: One rated Vermont as one of the best places to live. The other paints Vermont as a hard place to find employees and run a business. 

As a business owner and employer, I know both are true, but I believe a crucial piece of the conversation is missing: Why is it hard to recruit employees and, once we recruit them, what structures are in place to keep them here and help them thrive? 

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Opinion: Remembering who we are, a beacon of democracy

Posted on August 20, 2018 |
By George Jaeger



I hit a low point the other day. 

Trump had just handed the NATO alliance to Putin on a platter, his cacophony of self-serv¬ing, untruthful tweets had reached a new crescendo and the persistent images of separated immigrant children had brought back mem¬ories of my own boyhood when I was forced to leave my parents in Austria to save my life from Nazi persecution. 

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Letter to the editor: Local and national news can both affect us directly

Posted on August 20, 2018 |
By Alexander Lyall



A local paper is for local news. To borrow from Tip O’Neill, “The national scene is also local.” Thus, the following:

If we could ask U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her boss, these might be among the questions: Why would anyone want a $40 million yacht? Especially if keeping track of the nine other yachts is distracting. Does obscene wealth disqualify one from public service? Apparently not. If you believe a photo ID is required to buy groceries, are you disconnected from reality? Probably.

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Jessie Raymond: Potato shopping has lost its appeal

Posted on August 16, 2018 |
By Jessie Raymond



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I forgot to pick up potatoes last Friday.

This is nothing unusual. I forget groceries all the time. Sometimes it’s because I write my list on a scrap of paper and leave the paper at home. Sometimes it’s because, despite a long history indicating otherwise, I think I can get by without a list. (These are the times you’ll catch me in the supermarket looking very focused and whispering “bread, broccoli, coffee, detergent, tortillas” over and over.)

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Ways of seeing: Composting effort yields black gold

Posted on August 16, 2018 |
By Rebecca Kneale Gould



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Greg Dennis: When age isn't just a number

Posted on August 16, 2018 |
By Greg Dennis



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They say age is just a number. Perhaps so. But some numbers matter more than others.

Your teeth start coming in before you’re one. Most children lose their last baby teeth by age 12.

Five is when you toddle off to kindergarten — or, increasingly so if you’re a boy, it’s age six because boys, well, we’re slower.

Ten seems like a big age because you’re at last in double digits. It never occurs to you that someday you might make it into triple digits.

I kissed my first girl at age 12. Thank you, Judy Rotach.

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Opinion: Vergennes city manager will be sorely missed

Posted on August 16, 2018 |
By George Merkle



Reaching the age of retirement for a dedicated and long-time community servant and leader undoubtedly heralds the passing of an era and is always bittersweet. On one hand we are happy for the person for reaching such a cherished life’s milestone, and on the other hand we are sad to see them go. 

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Letter to the editor: Tracy Corbett made a big impression

Posted on August 16, 2018 |
By Karen Cutler



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Letter to the editor: Jerome touted for House seat

Posted on August 16, 2018 |
By Philip Frassica



In the upcoming legislative election in November, the Brandon/Sudbury/Pittsford district has a choice of two house seats from the four candidates running.

I would like to encourage everyone to vote for Stephanie Jerome. Stephanie is not only a fifth generation Vermonter; she has been someone who has made an impact on our communities in a very positive way.

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Letter to the editor: Orwell board is ignoring voters

Posted on August 16, 2018 |
By Stefanie Wilbur



Editor’s note: The Independent was copied on this letter to the Vermont State Board of Education. The writer said she was very concerned that the Orwell Village School Board may be misrepresenting the voters regarding Act 46.

Dear Vermont State Board of Education,

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