Opinion
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Opinion: Amanda Janoo deserves a thank you
Amanda Janoo ran a fantastic campaign that dared to chart a bold and progressive agenda to take care of the people and the planet far better than the…
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Letter to the Editor: Change your attitude, give thanks
“To increase happiness, think about things for which you have gratitude.”
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Editorial: COVID’s back: Should masking be too?
In the movie this winter, “Don’t Look Up,” a huge comet is approaching Earth on a trajectory that’s sure to cause cataclysmic destruction upon impact. The president, however,…
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Ways of Seeing: Anti-abortion quest is a power grab
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I really, really don’t want to write this column. I’m recovering from COVID, I’m tired, and I’m so, so angry. I have been involved in the fight…
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Climate Matters: McKibben says transitions unleash creativity
16th in a series Most of the time I’m writing about vested interest as the key obstacle to making the energy transition. And it is — without the…
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Clippings: What happens in the woods…
What happens in the woods stays in the woods. And that can be a problem. When I was young (many decades ago), if somebody asked a question that…
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Letter to the editor: Let’s take a stand against racism
When I was a teenager, after reading the “Diary of Anne Frank,” I always asked myself if I had lived in Germany in the 1930s, would I have…
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Letter to the editor: Please protest Planned Parenthood closure decision
Planned Parenthood in Middlebury just learned it is being closed in four weeks! It is being closed by the Board of Planned Parenthood Northern New England (PPNNE). This…
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Letter to the editor: COVID makes indoor graduation risky
This year will be the first time in the COVID-era when MUHS Graduation will be held unmasked, indoors without any COVID precautions. Apparently, the administration sees this as…
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Letter to the editor: Questions answered about proposed hut at Silver Lake
The Moosalamoo Association (MA) and Vermont Huts Association (VHA) would like to respond to concerns we’ve heard from fellow outdoor recreation enthusiasts regarding an overnight hut potentially being…
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Letter to the editor: Clinic’s closure is a terrible loss
I was shocked and dismayed to learn of the imminent closure of the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Middlebury. A story online cites the Planned Parenthood board of directors…
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Letter to the editor: Measure candidates according to 10 principals
Preceding the next Presidential Election you must vote the Swenson Precedent, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore this nation to its earlier greatness, armed with my strategic nation-saving platform…