Sewage and climate: Middlebury has a choice

Using gas to dry sludge would bust our greenhouse gas goals.

Invasive plants are a global issue

Monitoring and removing invasive species is one of the most important things we can do to protect Vermont’s working forests and natural areas. And it starts close to home.

Ways of Seeing: Take a stand for your neighbors, no matter your views

Most people in my hometown weren’t particularly excited about diversity. But they didn’t want to live in a city ruled by fear and they realized that if one group could be terrorized like that, no one was safe.

Legislative Report: State spending and natural resources part of Legislature’s final push

Debates over education reform, budget priorities, taxes, public lands and ethics oversight are shaping the final stretch of Vermont’s legislative session.

Good advice from Sen. Welch

U.S. Senator Peter Welch was in Middlebury this Wednesday with some good advice for Americans desperate to know what they can do to in the face of Trump’s chaotic rule.

Community Forum: The loss of darkness takes hold

Greg Bernhardt is a farmer and cheesemaker with his wife Hannah Sessions at Blue Ledge Farm in Leicester. He is also a writer and painter, exploring subjects such as the landscape and animals.

Legislative Report: Lots to talk about in land use and wastewater

Debates over wastewater infrastructure, land use, environmental policy and education reform are driving conversations about Vermont’s future.

Opinion: Ed-tech bills offer common-sense options for tech in school

Student safety and learning outcomes should be central in Vermont’s consideration of new limits on ed tech.

Opinion: A better way forward for Vermont

“I like Phil Scott. But I love Vermont’s future more.”

Opinion: Expert opinions matter in the battery debate

“We pay too little attention to experts on these issues, and too much to whatever horror story shows up on Facebook.”

Opinion: Here’s why Republicans don’t seem to care

From the beginning of Trump’s second term to the present, the subversion of the rule of law, and our institutions and norms have become increasingly worse.

Opinion: We support our firefighters

Hats off to Weybury Inn staff  and the Middlebury Fire Department for another excellent dinner in support of the Battell Hose Company. Very nice and well attended. Ron Holmes Middlebury

Herb Olson won’t seek reelection to Addison-4 seat

“If anyone is interested in running for office, please reach out to me. There is all sorts of information I can share.”

Sing in peaceful resistance: ICE out Vt. Alliance mobilizing in St. Albans on May 8

Vermonters organize a ‘Beautiful Resistance’ and invite others to join them in St. Albans on May 8. ‘We sing because song is an antidote to fear.’

Opinion: Are we serious about addressing the housing shortage?

There is no doubt where Vermonters stand.

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