Donald Trump


  • Letter to the editor: Corrupt POTUS must be ousted

    We should all be grateful for those courageous congressmen, including our own three, that voted to impeach and convict the despicable idiot who has soiled the White House…

  • Guest editorial: Putting principle over party

    Guest editorial: Putting principle over party

    Editor’s note: Sen. Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, was the only Republican to break with his party and support removing President Trump from office. In doing so, he…

  • Editorial: Trump’s speech mirrors his reality TV presidency

    Editorial: Trump’s speech mirrors his reality TV presidency

    The one positive thing you can say about Trump’s State of the Union speech is that it had entertaining moments. Trump’s brilliance, if that’s a fitting word, is…

  • Letter to the editor: Impeachment can teach youth

    In listening to the impeachment of Donald J. Trump, something just crossed my mind. I hope that every American college and high school student in the United States…

  • Locals weigh in on impeachment issue

    Locals weigh in on impeachment issue

    ADDISON COUNTY — Last month, about 150 people gathered in the snow on Cross Street Bridge in Middlebury to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The…

  • Editorial: No, Mr. Trump, all is not well

    Editorial: No, Mr. Trump, all is not well

    Contrary to Trump’s juvenile tweet in the wake of Iran’s missile attack Tuesday on two U.S. military bases in Iraq that “all is well… so far,” any realistic…

  • Guest editorial: The president is on trial; so is the Republican Senate

    Guest editorial: The president is on trial; so is the Republican Senate

    Editor’s note: As this country enters a new decade and tries to put the first two tumultuous decades of this new century behind us, Americans face a peril…

  • Many show up in Midd for impeachment rally

    Many show up in Midd for impeachment rally

    MIDDLEBURY — Around 150 citizens came out in the snow on Tuesday to line both sides of the Cross Street Bridge in Middlebury, hoist signs and tell passing…

  • Editorial: ‘Dump Trump’ protests resonate across the nation

    Editorial: ‘Dump Trump’ protests resonate across the nation

    In more than 600 protests across the country earlier this week, Americans gathered to express their disapproval of a president who has betrayed the country for his personal…

  • Impeachment rally to be held Tuesday noon in Middlebury

    MIDDLEBURY — On Tuesday, Dec. 17, at noon, the day before the U.S. House of Representatives votes on articles to impeach President Donald Trump for his high crimes…

  • Opinion: Trump is bad for the environment

    From 1987–1991 I was a National Cancer Institute Epidemiology Fellow at Columbia University School of Public Health in a research group that is now the Columbia Center for…

  • Editorial: Dragging the GOP to ruin

    Editorial: Dragging the GOP to ruin

    Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops in northern Syria — which allowed Turkey to execute a planned invasion across the Turkey-Syria border into an area protected in part…

  • Guest editorial: Why America needs whistleblowers

    Guest editorial: Why America needs whistleblowers

    In accusing the intelligence community whistleblower of partisanship and treason, President Trump has redefined whistleblowing to serve his private interests rather than the rule of law. In the…

  • Eric Davis: Trump’s immigration policy is flawed

    Eric Davis: Trump’s immigration policy is flawed

    President Trump’s words and actions about immigration and refugee policy represent a significant departure from American history, traditions and values. For example, the White House announced last month…

  • Letter to the editor: Trump infatuated with despots

    The guest editorial by former CIA station chief Haviland Smith was excellent (Addison Independent, Sept. 9). In straightforward terms, it highlighted Trump’s relationship (or infatuation) with Putin, and…

  • Editorial: ‘Absurd’ it was; idiotic too

    Editorial: ‘Absurd’ it was; idiotic too

    The wonder of the Trump presidency is how he has been able to screw up so many things so quickly and still maintain the core of his party’s…