Letter to the editor: Trash Olympics gets gold medal

On Tuesday, September 24, three admirable individuals picked up and carried away 44 bags of trash (almost entirely household garbage!) from the truck turn-around near the top of the Bristol Notch Road.

While watching the debate on September 10th and listening to Donald Trump perform, I realized that “The Know-Nothing Party” is, indeed, back.

When the tax bills for Leicester and Middlebury went out this fall, they included a letter encouraging those with questions about the education property tax rates to contact Addison County State Sens. Chris Bray and Ruth Hardy, and me.

Hounding needs to end. It is not a Vermont tradition. It is not a Native American tradition. It is not hunting. No one is trying to feed themselves or survive by intentionally releasing packs of dogs into the woods to chase and attack wild animals.

We continue to offer outreach, services, and support to the growing community of homeless neighbors, but some of us are starting to wonder: what is the point of this when there is literally no room at the inn?

In the last few decades, significant legislation from the GOP has been about power. The GOP abolished the Fairness Doctrine under Reagan and established a falsely titled Citizen’s United doctrine with a backlashing GOP Congress during Obama’s second term.

Are you curious about Project 2025? We looked into it and found out why so many people of different political parties are upset about this plan to transform our government and our lives. Here is our explanation, with references that anyone can check in th … (read more)

It is not compassionate to have people exposed to the elements. It is not freedom to be allowed to take drugs; drug addicts are slaves to their addiction.

When is a class size too small in an elementary school? The answer lies in the number of peers in a classroom available to form friend groups of 2 to 5 students.

Ruth Hardy and Chris Bray are clear, strong voices for us in Montpelier, and I look forward to voting for their reelection to the Vermont Senate.

A special town vote will be held on Oct. 1 regarding the Vermont Gas easement to supply St. Stephen’s Church with natural gas. A “yes” vote means that St. Stephen’s will have the option to connect to natural gas.

Middlebury voters have the chance to decide whether to approve an easement agreement that gives Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) use of town land for $1, or reject the agreement so the selectboard can renegotiate the easement and receive fair market value for th … (read more)

On behalf of the Addison County Housing Coalition, I am writing to let you know about changes in the State of Vermont General Assistance program for people who are currently unhoused in our county.

The Middlebury selectboard recently approved an easement across the Middlebury town green to be conveyed to Vermont Gas Systems so they can use it to build out additional fossil fuel infrastructure.

Senator Chris Bray (and other legislative leaders) are working hard to help Vermonters move off of the high-cost, price-volatile roller coaster of imported fossil fuels. He deserves our appreciation for this important work.