Howard Jennings
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Letter to the Editor: Americans must make a choice
“It is our duty as citizens to recognize what is happening and fight it in every way we can, including at the ballot box, pressure on elected officials,…
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Letter to the editor: Immigration facts speak volumes
The amount of intentional disinformation and unintentional misinformation about immigration is making it almost impossible to achieve a rational immigration system that truly serves our nation’s needs.
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Letter to the editor: Join protests set for April 5
On Saturday, April 5, there will be nationwide protests against the actions of the Trump administration. These are sponsored by some thirty organizations across the country.
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Letter to the editor: SAVE act is pure and simple voter suppression
To me the most sacred right guaranteed by the Constitution is our right to vote. It is core to our democracy, yet a bill that will be voted…
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Letter to the editor: Support the county’s migrant workers
Patty Lewis’s well-researched and forceful letter in the Independent of last week explains the grave dangers posed by a policy of wide-scale deportation. Many undocumented residents, without whom…
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Letter to the editor: Urge Vt. lawmakers to fight ‘Constitutional Crisis’
I hope you will join me in urging our Senators to do everything they can to push back against the following Presidential power grab and to oppose confirmation…
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Letter to the editor: Group opposes MAGA actions
Trump and his MAGA representatives have started implementing Project 2025. They are already suggesting wacky goals like taking over Canada and Greenland.
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Letter to the editor: Films explain L.A. wildfires
For those wondering why the Los Angeles fires are so unstoppable, I recommend two riveting documentaries. A short PBS Weathered documentary: “Why the LA Fires are Almost Impossible…
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Climate Matters: As climate crisis rages, Green Mt. National Forest misses the boat
It is widely understood that cutting mature forests is bad for the climate. Last year the public responded with over 1,300 comments against logging and less than 100…
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Climate Matters: A carbon bomb in our Green Mountain National Forest?
I believe that the staff at the Green Mountain National Forest are good, well-meaning professionals who care deeply about our forest, but that they are locked into outdated…
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Climate Matters: Our young people’s future, our forests, our changing climate
I have examined the findings of the 2022 report from the International Panel on Climate Change and other authoritative research, and what I have found is downright terrifying…
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Letter to the editor: Capitol storming more dangerous than 9/11
The Jan. 6 Capitol attack has been dubbed terrorism by Republicans and Democrats alike. Now the extent of the damage Trump has done to America is becoming clearer.…
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Letter to the editor: Many organizing to ensure an honest election
This letter is meant to scare you. We all should be scared. There are very credible authorities all across the country, of both political parties, who are deeply…
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Journalist with local ties is shot by federal agents
BRISTOL — On July 26 photojournalist Trip Jennings, whose father and stepmother, Howard Jennings and Sarah Stott, live in Bristol, was shot in the face by federal agents…