Op/Ed
Letter to the Editor: Vermonters should remember that capital punishment is barbaric
December 18, 2025
“We need to be reminded often that the U.S. is one of very few modern ‘democratic’ countries that still practice the barbaric ritual of capital punishment on both the state and federal levels.”
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