Letter to the Editor: It’s time to stand up for our neighbors

“State Senator Steve Heffernan’s defense of his vote on SR21 shows his fundamental misunderstanding of our current moment.”

“Please consider Danielle Boyce for Middlebury selectboard.”

“Citizens Bank has long financed private prison and detention facilities.”

“In his official explanation in the House Journal, he compared life-saving medical care to buying a used car off a lot.”

“We expect criminals to commit crimes; we do not expect the authorities, employed to protect us, to commit crimes.”

“Steven Heffernan just lost the next election by trying to justify his no vote on Resolution SR21, claiming to honor the principle of ‘due process.'”

“In mid-January 2026 Trump suggests the U.S. ‘shouldn’t even have’ the 2026 midterm elections.”

“I was alarmed by Senator Heffernan’s explanation for why he refused to sign on to the Vermont Senate’s condemnation of ICE’s conduct in Minneapolis.”

“I am aware, Mr. Lynn, you obviously hate President Trump, which is your prerogative.”

“President Trump is doing the same thing that Obama was doing. But because he is a Republican with common sense you folks are in an uproar.”

“How did our interactions with each other and institutions go from a friendly Andy Griffith approach to a heavy-handed Rambo stance?”

“Human lives will no longer have worth when determining the effects of EPA’s environmental policies!”

“In just under a week, a letter urging stronger Democratic Party opposition to actions by the Trump Administration gathered 105 signatures from Town Democratic Party Chairs across Vermont.”

“It is my constitutional right to let you know that your views do not represent me or our community.”

“These unasked-for summaries are startling, and they are an affront.”