Letter to the editor: Proposal to shutter libraries is very shortsighted

Who needs books anyway? They just clutter up the place. Take up space. All we need today is mindless little cell phone.

It’s a laudable objective. But the bill goes about this reduction in an extremely complicated and expensive way.

The new name, “Vermont Public” for the newly consolidated Vermont Public Radio and TV, is an affront to our literary sensibilities.

Please do not change the bottle deposit system we now have in Vermont. It is working!

To the Citizens of Vermont and their Legislature: Please do not change the bottle deposit system we now have in Vermont. The bottle deposit system of today is working. The recycling of other bottles is working. Please leave things alone. Adding non-carbon … (read more)

Article in Addison Independent, Jan. 14: “MIDDLEBURY — Addison County Sheriff Peter Newton is seeking community support in raising $1.5 million to transform his organization into a one-stop shop for law enforcement and community services ranging from jump … (read more)