Op/Ed
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Opinion: UVM is cutting the wrong jobs
I would like to see Porter Medical Center and the UVM Health Network cutting expenses primarily through layoffs and salary reductions of their highest paid employees, which undoubtedly…
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Opinion: Bigger is not always better
Like many of us who drive around the county from time to time, I have been disheartened to see the reemergence of the extremely oversized lawn signs for…
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Opinion : Hannah Sessions has the knowledge and experience
Hannah Sessions is well prepared to represent Addison County as our Senator. Now 49 years old, she was born and raised in Vermont. She attended both Cornwall Elementary…
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Opinion: Sessions and Hardy are a great team
“They bring deep experience in deliberative governance to the table.”
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Opinion: Hardy listens and responds
“Sen. Hardy has worked hard for Addison County and for the State of Vermont.”
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Opinion: Senator Hardy protects what matters
Each accomplishment by itself is enough to qualify the Senator for another term. Together, they exemplify why Ruth should be reelected in Nov.
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Opinion: Your vote is your voice
“Hannah Sessions brings something Montpelier seems to have lost sight of — the perspective of a working farmer. ”
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Opinion: Trump won’t regulate AI, so we must
“Some AIs have even advised us in clear English that they will deceive and cheat — just like we do.”
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Opinion: Standing with the free press is no small matter
It is no small matter that CNN, MSNOW and Politico have filed a lawsuit against Trump and senior administration officials.
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Editorial: The danger with A.I. is us, not them
In today’s Addison Independent, on Page 13A, Middlebury College professor Hector Vila writes an insightful column on how to consider today’s challenges with artificial intelligence. He titles the…
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Opinion: Vermont Secretary of Education’s edict is absurd
“Instead of constantly adding to already considerable challenges faced by public school directors in these times, our SecEd should rightly be providing supports to them.”
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Ways of Seeing: Airport rote
“I hadn’t thought of this rote method for years—not until I was traveling home from Mongolia about 15 years ago.”
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Editorial: We agree with Trump!
“The court will likely go down in history as the worst for other decisions.”
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Editorial: Rail accidents happen. Are towns’ safety plans in place?
“But more than simply having a safety plan, it should be widely broadcast.”
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Community Forum: Real Vermonters embrace the whole package
Almost every week I see comments that challenge my right to call myself a “Vermonter.”
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Opinion: Vermont Public does great work
“In Vermont, we are fortunate to have Vermont Public, which is willing to highlight controversial subjects”