Editorial: County Dems have role in asking Vekos to resign

Two things are clear in the recent Vermont Supreme Court ruling that suspended the law license of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos: first, that Vekos failed to properly respond to a lawful request for information about her fitness to fulfill her duties; and second that she has betrayed the trust of Addison County voters.

Editorial: Kudos, and thanks Addy All-Stars

I’d be remiss if I didn’t shout from the rooftops that the Addison Independent was named best-of-the-best among New England’s largest weekly newspapers.

Editorial: High fives, and thumbs down, for legislative work this session

Last week and this are crucial weeks in the state’s legislative session; it’s when bills either cross over from the House to the Senate or vice-versa — or die.

Editorial: *The* issue of this election

Just as Ukraine is at a crossroads in its war with Russia, so too is today’s Republican Party as a political crossroads between supporting America’s fight for freedom and against autocracy or siding with authoritarians like Russia’s Putin. The choice is t … (read more)

Editorial: Pull the plug on Israel, Joe

Vermont’s U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, with a handful of other Democratic senators, are right to urge President Joe Biden to use the Foreign Assistance Act to stop providing offensive weapons to Israel in its war with Hamas.

Editorial: No easy fix for costly school budgets, but here’s a start

As about a third of the state’s school districts, including three of the four school districts serving Addison County, were defeated in Town Meeting votes this Tuesday, voters naturally turn to two questions: Short-term, what are the next steps to propose … (read more)

Editorial: At town meeting, local races and big questions on school budgets

Across Addison County, the Addison Independent’s coverage of Town Meeting sees relatively few local races or issues, but big questions concerning higher-than-average school budgets.

Editorial: $1.50 buys $25,000 in value!

Inside today’s Addison Independent, readers will find a four-page EXTRA section announcing the launch of The Addy All-Stars. It’s a term recognizing Addy Indy readers who choose to donate in addition to the cost of a yearly subscription.

Editorial: ‘Perfect storm’ drives school taxes, but what can be done?

This Town Meeting, passing school budgets will be no sure thing. That’s largely because tax rates are set to increase by double-digits, even if school budgets are held to rational increases. 

Editorial: Taxpayers get great news

It’s not often any town’s taxpayers get such good news. But that happened recently when the Middlebury selectboard learned the proposed $16.4 million rebuild of Middlebury’s Ilsley Library might be accomplished with a $4.5 million bond vote.

Editorial: Are MAGA supporters intent on helping Putin conquer Ukraine?

Are the far-right MAGA Republicans in the House, which supposedly make up a minority and includes House Speaker Mike Johnson, intent on helping Russian President Vladimir Putin overrun and occupy Ukraine?

Editorial: Are we a nation of laws or of would-be dictators?

A federal appeals court held Tuesday that the country should be governed as a nation based on laws, rather than governed by the dictatorial whims of an all-powerful ruler.

Editorial: Budgets require extra study

As Addison County residents review the upcoming school and town budgets ahead of March’s Town Meeting Day votes, we encourage everyone to spend a few extra hours studying the proposals.

Editorial: The No. 1 risk to the world may not be what you think

Misinformation and its close cousin, disinformation, were recently ranked the top short-term risk (defined as the next two years) facing the world in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2024 report.

Editorial: Thoughts on Iowa’s caucus

From a contrarian’ perspective, Trump’s 51% blowout of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and others still suggests there were almost 48 percent of Republicans who preferred someone other than Trump.

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