Community Forum: A shot in the arm for housing in VT

Vermont just took a bold, historic step toward solving one of the most urgent issues facing our state: the lack of affordable and attainable homes for Vermonters of all income levels and backgrounds.

Community Forum: Asking the wrong question about schools

There’s been plenty of (deserved) attention paid to the education reform proposed this legislative season in our brave, little state. While many are focused on cutting costs, I have heard few asking the right questions or focusing on the right problem.

Community Forum: Seeds of hope sprout in Vermont

Like many Americans, I’ve been alarmed by the deterioration of due process and the rule of law in the U.S. over the past few months. But this past week, something hopeful for democracy happened, right here in Vermont.

Community Forum: Gov. Scott needs to stand up to Trump

I was at the Hands-Off rally in Montpelier on Saturday. It was an amazing display of solidarity and showed the determination we need to oppose what’s going on in our nation’s capital.

Community Forum : The real enemy isn’t fear, it’s how we let it divide us

We live in a world of instability — jobs vanish, institutions falter, narratives shift by the hour. Every word we say, every action we take, is scrutinized, recorded and judged. The threat of digital mobs and public shaming doesn’t protect us; it paralyze … (read more)

Community Forum: Öztürk’s detainment is a blatant disregard of free speech and free press protections

On March 25, masked federal immigration authorities detained Tufts University Ph.D. student Rümeysa Öztürk for engaging in what Trump administration officials said were “activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the ki … (read more)

Community Forum: The education fund is the problem

Voter anger over property taxes has led to angst this winter in the Statehouse. A legislative leader recently urged fellow legislators and all Vermonters to discard “preconceived notions” about the issue.

Community Forum: Transparent governing remains vital

As the days are getting longer and snow is melting it is fitting that this is Sunshine Week — an annual celebration of government records and information as the cornerstone of government accountability and transparency.

Community Forum: Let’s turn heartbreak into action

Middlebury College’s Feb Class of 2024.5 gathered for their graduation ceremony on Feb. 1, marking the culmination of their academic journey with impassioned speeches that urged them to challenge norms, step beyond comfort and leverage their collective po … (read more)

Community Forum: Be brave, Little State, defend public education

Governor Phil Scott has provided his shock and aw-shucks proposal for rescuing taxpayers and claiming to improve education along the way. Finding renewed hubris with the “red wave” of new Republicans in the State House and Democrats running scared, Govern … (read more)

Community Forum: Musk’s DOGE is just a power grab

Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on the surface a dramatic effort to overhaul the inefficiencies of federal bureaucracy. But beneath the rhetoric of cost-cutting and regulatory streamlining li … (read more)

Community Forum: Support the Green Mountain Care Board

We commend the Green Mountain Care Board for augmenting its efforts in tackling the crippling health care costs in Vermont, most specifically in relation to the recent FY2025 Hospital Budget Decision And Order, as well as stimulating serious discussions t … (read more)

Community Forum: Vt.’s declining population is a problem

A thriving, prosperous state is a goal that all Vermonters can agree to. That goal is easier to achieve with a growing population.

Community Forum: A personal recollection of Gov. Tom Salmon

Former Vermont Gov. Thomas P. Salmon, who died Monday at age 92, was a plain-spoken politician, lawyer-businessman and Democrat with a deep-seated aversion toward the left-leaning wing of his party.

Community Forum: How to reform school funding

Let’s give credit where credit is due: The staff, including superintendents, teachers, and support staff, have been doing a great job in an antiquated educational system.

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