Letter to the editor: Urge the GOP to dump Trump

The GOP needs to separate themselves from Trump and start to build a rational law-abiding Republican Party that could deserve our support.

Letter to the editor: Christian nationalists don’t honor our greatest strength: diversity

I think many of those who thirst for power and dominance seek to rob us of our greatest strength, the honoring of our diversity.

Letter to the editor: ICE is an embarrassment to Americans

There have been many cries of alarm about the tactics of ICE and demands for reining it in or even abolishing it. It is important to understand just what this agency is doing to raise these alarms.

Sen. Sanders: Might does not make right

“The attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel are unraveling international law, the Geneva Conventions and the legitimacy of the United Nations. This is extremely dangerous for the future of the planet and humanity.”

Letter to the editor: Sen. Heffernan MIA at town meetings

Sen. Heffernan did leave a two-page Town Meeting Update for us, which expressed no regret or explanation for why he was not in attendance.

Op ed: Vt.’s economic moment is now

As Vermont lawmakers return to Montpelier following Town Meet-ing break, the legislative session enters the phase where ideas must become decisions. For Vermont’s economy, those decisions carry real consequences.

Letter to the editor: Draft dodger doesn’t know about war

The current Commander in chief deceived his Draft Board and lied to his country. To serve would have been inconvenient and beneath his station.

Editorial: No plan in Iran follows Trump’s policy of chaos

Trump’s haphazard policy of chaos works for some MAGA supporters who have accepted his role as supreme leader. For everyone else, there’s reality.

Ways of Seeing: Bring it all back

The ’60s saw a revival of handcrafts in Vermont. Judging from the large audience attending the Middlebury College lecture, there must be a new revival of fiber arts today, too.

Clippings: A different Lenten practice is woods walking

This year for Lent, my wife Deborah has not been fasting. Instead, she has decided this Lent to take a walk in the woods every day.

Opinion: If education is the answer, stop undermining it

It appeared at the time that Gov. Scott had finally realized that providing all Vermont students with equitable learning opportunities is more complex work than many would like to believe.

Community forum: Read the Constitution, presidents don’t control elections

Reports that President Trump is preparing a sweeping executive order to seize federal control over American elections are not only alarming, they are also dangerous.

Letter to the editor: Make cops & docs take responsibility

How come no politician wants to work on what I view as the single biggest, most pressing political problem with this country — Sovereign Immunity?

Legislative Report: The Senate is working on education, health care and more

Our work last year to reduce health care costs has had a measurable impact, slowing the growth in health insurance rates. Unfortunately, many people did not benefit from these decreases due to the elimination of federal health insurance subsidies.

Letter to the editor: When a parent is dying, losing your home and job shouldn’t be a choice you have to make

We need paid time off for family emergencies.

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