Greg Dennis
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Greg Dennis: Why Trump will lose the election
Fear not, my fellow liberals: Donald Trump is a one-term president. If you believe, as I do, that anyone who says they know what will happen in the…
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Greg Dennis: When young old Boomers go skiing
We were booting up in the main lodge at Sugarbush on a recent weekday when Carol looked around at our fellow skiers. There was a lot of gray…
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Greg Dennis: Creating the anti-Trump candidate
Many of you (by which I mean none of you) have been asking how things are going with my presidential campaign. Today I’m happy to announce that to…
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Greg Dennis: On climate, reasons for optimism
We’re accustomed to bad news about climate change. But as we round into 2020, the news ain’t all bad. While Vermont is nowhere near meeting its goal to…
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Letter to the editor: Solar editorial was off mark
I normally read Greg Dennis’s opinion pieces with a wry smile, impressed by his ability to poke fun both at himself and others in a light manner. But…
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Guest editorial: Support for proposed Middlebury solar site
It’s the season of joy and light. And among the most heartening local developments this year has been the proposal for a greatly needed solar energy field off…
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Greg Dennis: Should we close some of our schools?
When I was a little 15-year-old, the powers-that-be in my small town decided to consolidate our schools. It caused a lot of anguish for many parents, who were…
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Greg Dennis: The dirty practice of burning wood
My neighbor and I are at the northwest corner of my three acres, clearing out buckthorn. We stack that prickly invasive into piles of brambly cover for birds…
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Greg Dennis: A campaign going nowhere — but fast
I’ve been patient, I really have. I don’t bring it up with friends anymore. I no longer ask strangers for donations. But my campaign is going nowhere. So…
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Greg Dennis: Taking the footnote challenge
A friend who works in academia told me that, having gained the job security of tenure, they have decided to write less about stuffy intellectual topics and more…