Letter to the editor: Addison Housing Works playing big role in easing housing crisis

I’ve been glad to see robust local coverage of housing issues in the Addy Indy. I’d like to elaborate on a few pieces from last week.

While fears of imminent catastrophe caused by Artificial Intelligence may be overblown (at least in the immediate future), as suggested in your recent series, its impacts are already significant and representative of a worldview that is incredibly dehuman … (read more)

We deserve to know if the Addison County Natural Gas Pipeline is safe. Vermont’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) is reviewing the Certificate of Public Good that allows Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) to operate a gas pipeline in Addison County.

At a recent meeting with colleagues, in which we were discussing how to engage a broader audience regarding services to unhoused people in our area, one person uttered the words “public safety.” This provoked strong reactions from the others.

Blanket bombing postal customers and hoping for the best with unsolicited advertisements filling mailboxes has long been an outdated, inefficient and costly endeavor.

I was born with a moderate physical disability called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita. Basically, the muscles in my legs never developed correctly. Therefore, I am quite skinny looking and have a particular walking gate.

The sixth-grade class at the Vergennes Union Middle School is wrapping up their unit on the nervous system. This piece is on how we can take care of our nervous system. We think it’s important for everyone to know how to keep their nervous system healthy.

Vermont forests are under threat. This includes the plants and animals who call our forests home, as well as our communities that rely on healthy forests for clean drinking water, recreational opportunities, wood for our homes, and protection from future … (read more)

As a project for a government class, I decided to take a closer look at voter turnout in Cornwall in the last three presidential election cycles to see if it had any effect on state Senate races. Accordingly, I worked at the Cornwall polling center the da … (read more)

On September 22, the 3rd Annual Snake Mountain Car Show had beautiful weather for the largest show in Addison County, and 300 beautiful vehicles attended our event.

The Green Mountain Care Board is working hard at the near impossible task of reducing Vermont health care costs. Many Vermonters are unable to afford the high cost of health care insurance and are falling into medical debt.

The Nov. 14, 2024, article “ACSD Board Member Draws Fire” paints Brian Bauer in a negative light. The article recounts a portion of the Nov. 11, 2024, ACSD School Board meeting, during which Brian used the term “normal” to identify students who do not hav … (read more)

If, like me, you dread the prospect of a second Trump presidency, please sign the ACLU petition urging President Biden to commute the sentences of federal death row inmates to life in prison before he leaves office.

Sending sincere thanks to all who, over the past 37 years, have entrusted me with the care of their furry family members at Vergennes Animal Hospital.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all in Leicester, Salisbury, Goshen, Ripton and Cornwall who supported me in the Addison District 2 House race.