Opinion: Vote against ATVs on public road

Orwell residents will have the opportunity to ban this ill-advised local law by voting YES at the Orwell fire house at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 18.

Editorial: Epic Fury or Epic Fail?

With his tail tucked between his legs, President Donald Trump signaled early Wednesday morning that the U.S. may concede Iran has the upper hand.

Opinion: Vermont can’t conserve working lands by undermining them

When crafting bills about rural Vermont, get rural Vermonters at the table.

Opinion: Show your heart, don’t cave to bullies

As an organization allegedly dedicated to educating our children, the MAUSD decision to cancel Identity Week quite successfully teaches them all of the wrong lessons.

Ways of Seeing: The soil tells a story

The next time you wonder just how a place turned into itself, look under your feet. It might matter more than you think.

Opinion: Genealogy has something to say about immunizations

Most of us are unaware of the dread and grief all our ancestors endured as parents. Living in the current moment, I need to share the truth of what America was like then. It was awful.

Opinion: Sen. Hardy added to food insecurity

The Addison County senator zeroed in on provisions of a bill meant to recognized the value of crops donated by farmers, which would have increased the supply of donated food to food shelves.

We were among 8 million voices

No Kings 3 was the largest mass mobilization and rally in our country’s history.

Vermonter uses poetic license to raise a concern

How do you spell “neutral,” Matt Birong?

Opinion: Responding to Senator Heffernan’s commentary

Steve, you ran on a campaign promise to listen and learn. You are hopefully still listening, but you missed the learning process.

Opinion: Remember that we’re on stolen land

There are no illegal immigrants in stolen territory.

Opinion: A case against bear baiting in Vermont

As a conservation biologist who resides in South Starksboro, Vermont, I was alarmed to learn that the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board is considering a petition to allow hunting bears with bait.

Opinion: Clearly Trump not a king

If Trump were actually a king, there would be no protesting.

Opinion: Shoreham merger was no relief

In the March 12 edition of the Addison Independent, an article in reference to the merger between Shoreham and Bridport elementary schools, John Flowers reported that ACSD School Board Chair Barbara “Wilson will leave at a cathartic moment in Shoreham Ele … (read more)

Planning ahead for ICE

Until American citizens prevail with measures to hold ICE agents accountable for any use of excessive force, we all must deal with what the nation now considers a renegade militia that doesn’t care about the harm it does.

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