Opinion: Schools are the heart of our towns

What if we measured the value of a school based on what would be lost if it closed?

Opinion: All politics is local

Quoting the White House source, the Devine Leader himself, is like an information lottery.

Opinion: Our health care system has bright spots

A positive experience at UVM.

Opinion: Our community must address transportation barriers to early care

Families without access to reliable transportation cannot easily access early care and education programs.

Opinion: What I’m standing for

I am certain that human beings have the capacity to learn how to establish healthy attachments, to be competent at what we want to achieve, to be self-determined and altruistic.

Opinion: No other choice, remove Trump now

Trump must be removed from the Presidency and stopped from doing any more harm.

Opinion: Rising oil prices affect everyday costs

Normal folks are paying more for everything that comes through the Strait of Hormuz.

Opinion: In support of kindness

A reflection on the long-standing generosity of Paul Ralston.

Legislative Report: Protecting private property rights and our environment is the Vt. way

Now that Act 181 is law, its consequences are coming into focus.

Opinion: From integrity to indignity

One hundred and fifty years ago, on April 14, 1876, at the dedication of the Freedman’s Memorial in Washington, D.C., and at a delicate moment of possibility for a nation in dire need of healing in the aftermath of the savageries of our Civil War, Frederi … (read more)

Ways of Seeing: The reach of the border

Recently, ICE has raided and invaded Vermont. Last month, for example, agents chased someone into a home on Dorset Street, then, after waiting for a warrant, ultimately broke down the door to apprehend those inside. After the chase, people gathered to pro … (read more)

Opinion: Orwell should vote against ATV law

Among its many flaws, the ordinance fails to reflect the numerous concerns that town residents have expressed to the selectboard.

Opinion: Much ado about drag

As a toddler and boy in the 1960s, I watched Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Milton Berle in drag. I turned out OK. As a teen in the 1970s, I watched Flip Wilson in drag. Some readers may remember his character Geraldine Jones. I turned out OK. As a young adu … (read more)

Opinion: Do the bugs a favor, leave the leaves

Leaves are an important year-round habitat for all manner of insects.

Opinion: More complaints about ‘Supreme Leader’

It does not take an advanced degree or high school diploma to reach this conclusion. Anyone can be judged as right or wrong … morally, ethically, logically, strategically. If integrity is an important part of who we are, the Supreme Leader was a poor choi … (read more)

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