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Community Forum: Protecting SNAP protects farmers
As the director of the Burlington Farmers Market, I am deeply concerned about what’s happening in Congress right now and the potential to gut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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”…
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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…
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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…
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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”…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.