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Editorial: Trumpcare II — An inevitable race to the bottom for nation's healthcare

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Angelo S. Lynn



Anyone who has read anything about the Republicans latest plan to repeal Obamacare understands that at its core the plan cuts government spending on health care between 2020 and 2026, when the funding allotted in the current proposal would cease — and, we suppose, a new bill would need to be passed to supplement spending by the states, or a whole new system (Bernie’s Medicare-for-all should be popular by then) will be put into place.

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Editorial: Pledge to make a difference; HOPE, United Way see need rising

Posted on September 18, 2017 |
By Angelo S. Lynn



Two stories in today’s Addison Independentintersect at a revealing crossroad: on the one hand is a report from HOPE (Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects) showing a troubling increase in the demand for its services (particularly the Food Shelf), and on the other is the 50th anniversary of the United Way of Addison County (UWAC) — a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the more than 20 organizations providing services to those in need.

The report from HOPE is worth a careful read, but here are a few highlights:

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Editorial: Should Middlebury’s selectboard defy public’s will to legalize pot?

Posted on September 14, 2017 |
By Angelo S. Lynn



The most interesting question about the overwhelming support for legalizing marijuana among Middlebury residents is what the town’s governing officials will do with that the data. Will they vote against the majority’s wishes and side with their lobbying group’s bias, as some members have indicated, or will they vote the community’s will?

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Editorial: How Middlebury's Climate Initiative will make you richer

Posted on September 11, 2017 |
By Angelo S. Lynn



A week from Monday, on Sept. 18, residents of the greater-Middlebury area will kick-off a discussion on how to transform our communities to improve energy sustainability, reduce energy costs, and, to quote Jon Copans, “to strengthen the community and model state-of-the-art rural development in an age of climate change.” Copans is Vermont Council of Rural Development’s Program Director and is the guy responsible for bringing this opportunity to Middlebury.

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Editorial: In defense of 'Dreamers' and DACA

Posted on September 7, 2017 |
By Angelo S. Lynn



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Editorial: Tourism and its return on investment

Posted on September 1, 2017 |
By Angelo S. Lynn



The state of New York recently released a report detailing how the state’s investment in tourism is paying big dividends. Rough numbers show that since 2011 the state invested $135 million in tourism expenses, and saw a return on investment (ROI) of about 25 percent — moving the total tourism revenue from about $80 billion to $105 billion.

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Editorial: Harvey, Sandy and hypocrisy

Posted on August 31, 2017 |
By Angelo S. Lynn



As Americans across the nation reach out with sympathy to Texans reeling from Hurricane Harvey’s destruction, Congress has briefly united to pledge the full help of the federal government. Democrats were there solidly in support of their Republican colleagues in the solidly Republican state. Truly, as President Obama said many times during his eight years in office, in times of crisis we are not red and blue America, but a united America.

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Editorial: One thing in which Trump excels

Posted on August 31, 2017 |
By Angelo S. Lynn



Trump continues to underperform in every presidential exercise except one: reversing regulations put in place by previous administrations that largely worked to the benefit of individual Americans. That he has done more than any other president in the first 200 days in office, is true only if the qualifier “to harm Americans” is added to his claim.

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Guest Editorial: Did we laud good intentions during Clean Water Week?

Posted on August 28, 2017 |
By Lauren Hierl



This guest editorial is by Lauren Hierl, political director of Vermont Conservation Voters.

Governor Scott and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources declared Aug. 20-27, “Clean Water Week” in Vermont. While I believe it is important to highlight the value of clean water, we have a lot of work to do to achieve clean water for all Vermonters.

It makes me wonder — what we were actually celebrating?

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Editorial: The good, the bad and the ugly

Posted on August 24, 2017 |
By Angelo S. Lynn



In a free society, one can believe that out of bad, comes good.

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