Op/Ed
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Opinion: Janoo, Byker and Sessions are key to Vermont’s future
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, I attended a candidate forum in Cornwall. The candidates: • Hannah Sessions for Addison County State Senator • Tanya Byker for Addison-2 District Representative…
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Opinion: Who among us gets to speak for Vermont farmers?
What is a farmer? I recently read a commentary suggesting that a Vermont state senator should be considered a farmer because his parents were farmers. The senator himself…
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Opinion: Sessions’s VHCB experience would be an asset
As someone who has spent over 40 years working with Vermont communities to safeguard our wild places and promote thoughtful development, I offer another compelling reason to vote…
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Opinion: Sen. Hardy is responsive to all her constituents
There have recently been letters in the Indy that have called Senator Ruth Hardy to task regarding her votes on various legislation that has come before the senate.…
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Opinion: Sheriff Elmore has been empathetic and supportive
On Sept. 22, over one hundred residents gathered at the Cornwall Meeting House for a conversation with three superb candidates: Tanya Byker, Amanda Janoo and Hannah Sessions. All…
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Opinion: Vote for Hardy and Sessions in state Senate race
I am sorry. I cannot vote for Steve Heffernan for Senate. His final mistake was when the Senate was debating the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. He…
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Opinion: Artificial Intelligence problems are already here
The prophets are getting it all wrong. By focusing on the predicted AI apocalypse, they’re ignoring the disruption AI is already causing us. The American business philosophy “the…
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Opinion: Addison-2 candidate Byker listens to the people
Shortly after deciding to enter the race for the Vermont House (Addison-2), to represent the towns of Goshen, Leicester, Salisbury, Ripton, and Cornwall, Tanya Byker contacted me. She…
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Opinion: Gov. Scott’s time has passed; it’s time for Janoo
Dear Gov. Scott, I would like to thank you for some of your fine moments as Governor of Vermont over the past 8 years. I am a left-leaning…
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Opinion: Vermont dairy farmers should support Molly Gray
Agriculture has grown more precarious than ever in recent decades. The number of dairy farmers in Vermont has steeply declined, alongside declining milk production. The closure of several…
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Opinion: Former Rep. Ralston supports John Rodgers reelection
John Rodgers has been a good lieutenant governor, and I will vote for his reelection. I’ve known John for a long time, first as a stone mason (a…
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Opinion: Don’t blame property taxes on state legislators
Nobody likes property taxes, but for anyone to blame incumbent House or Senate legislators for the high cost of their property taxes is forgetting one key fact. The…
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Opinion: Hardy’s communication key in building trust
Having lived in five states in my 80+ years, Vermont being the last one for me, I’ve worked alongside many diverse and diligent political leaders in my professional…
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Opinion: We can trust Steve Heffernan to represent us
There is no question who I want to represent myself and community in the state senate for Addison County other than Steve Heffernan. In dealing with him in…
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Opinion: Heffernan leans too much on Trumpian rebuttals
At a recent forum for state senate candidates in the Addison District, Senator Steven Heffernan responded with an anecdote to a critique from a Cornwall homeowner of ICE’s…
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Opinion: Reps McGill and Scheu share perspective on Hardy and Sessions
Dear Addison County Neighbors, As members of the Vermont House, we have a vantage point on our senators that most voters understandably do not. We spend months each…