Letter to the editor

I endorse our two Democratic senate candidates for Addison County (and our little Hancock/Rochester part of their district). Ruth Hardy, an experienced and proven legislator and Hannah Sessions,…

Last month in Middlebury, I had the opportunity to hear Addison County’s elected High Bailiff Dave Silberman. He spoke to an attentive gathering of county residents. Mr. Silberman…

My wife Debby and I received the $90 election year stunt from the government. It’s imperative that everyone passes this money on to organizations who are doing what…

We envision a Vermont in which every resident is flourishing in thriving communities. Everyone has healthcare, a livable income, adequate housing, sufficient nutritious food, resources for learning, opportunities…

According to the most recent campaign finance filings as of this writing, the two Republican candidates for Addison County’s Senate seat, Steven Heffernan and Andrew Klein, got most…

What is a farmer? I recently read a commentary suggesting that a Vermont state senator should be considered a farmer because his parents were farmers. The senator himself…

Shortly after deciding to enter the race for the Vermont House (Addison-2), to represent the towns of Goshen, Leicester, Salisbury, Ripton, and Cornwall, Tanya Byker contacted me. She…

Dear Gov. Scott, I would like to thank you for some of your fine moments as Governor of Vermont over the past 8 years. I am a left-leaning…

Agriculture has grown more precarious than ever in recent decades. The number of dairy farmers in Vermont has steeply declined, alongside declining milk production. The closure of several…

John Rodgers has been a good lieutenant governor, and I will vote for his reelection. I’ve known John for a long time, first as a stone mason (a…

Nobody likes property taxes, but for anyone to blame incumbent House or Senate legislators for the high cost of their property taxes is forgetting one key fact. The…

Dear Addison County Neighbors, As members of the Vermont House, we have a vantage point on our senators that most voters understandably do not. We spend months each…

I don’t know about you, but I’ve had my Phil and I’d like something JaNEW, Amanda Janoo for governor. After a decade, Vermont has gotten harder to afford;…

When we debate healthcare costs and medical care access, the conversation too often ignores a crucial choice Vermont can make to secure affordable, quality healthcare for all, which…