Editorial: Firefighters are the epitome of neighbors helping neighbors

Addison County’s community firefighters are a special breed of volunteers who, almost uniformly, spend hundreds of hours each year training and reporting to duty for one reason: a desire to give back to their communities.

Russia’s egregious bombing of civilian areas throughout Ukraine on Tuesday, in which more than 50 people were killed in a single strike on a military academy and nearby hospital in Poltava, should be met by the West with more than moral outrage.

Lloyd Komesar received well-earned recognition at what was a fabulous 10th Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. At both the opening night ceremony last Wednesday and the VTeddy Awards on Sunday night, the one-man, high-energy force behind the concept and l … (read more)

If you’re a reader of headlines and don’t often read the full story, you might delve deeper into the story where Meta czar Mark Zuckerberg regrets caving to “censorship” imposed by the Biden administration over Facebook’s posting of misinformation during … (read more)

The almost immediate impact Act 76 has had on Vermont’s childcare industry is not only hopeful but demonstrates how a targeted government program can help solve a problem in the marketplace.

The story of the Democrat Party pushing President Biden out of the limelight has been overblown by a national media too accustomed to selling sensationalism, rather than pursuing logical outcomes.

As the Democratic Convention gets under this coming Monday through Thursday in Chicago it’s worth a moment to reflect on the status of both parties, the leadership at the top and why voters interested in choosing a candidate based on policy and facts, rat … (read more)

While party primaries don’t usually get a lot of attention in Addison County, this year is an exception in two important races: the Senate race and the House race for Addison-4. Both races feature six candidates, three from each party, for two seats in ea … (read more)

Last week Addison Independent reporter John Flowers reported on the dire state of Vermont’s health care system, which ranks the highest in the nation in cost per capita for health insurance.

Here’s the only good news about the bad news concerning Vermont’s health care system — it’s so bad reform can’t wait. We absolutely must make substantial changes and do it quickly.

The tectonic plates of this presidential election are shifting so quickly it’s hard to keep up.

In today’s world of dueling information campaigns — where exaggeration, misinformation and outright lies are prolific — learning to distinguish between fact and fiction is crucial.

As with any vacancy at the top of an operation, the first question to ask is whether the job description remains relevant and meets the needs of our times, and certainly times have changed.

It’s not that the President Biden doesn’t have command of the facts or understand the issues, rather it’s that he is incapable of articulating a vision of the country’s future.

As lightning flashes outside my office window this Wednesday evening and weather forecasters predict two or more inches of rain tonight into tomorrow, I reflect on the $80 million to $90 million of federal funding Vermont is slated to receive after last s … (read more)