Letter to the editor: Speak up in gas pipeline review

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.

We are in agreement with organizers from Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight Action, who observed, “We are seeing the worst voter suppression since Reconstruction,” and who termed the current extreme GOP voter suppression efforts, “Jim Crow 2.0.” We are also aware … (read more)

When discussing school district changes, let’s reassess what learning methods will best prepare students for the world’s present and emerging needs. Over the past century, a competitive educational system has groomed students to participate in a capitalis … (read more)

Editor’s note: The correspondent wrote this in response to Angelo Lynn’s Dec. 26 editorial asking readers to share their hopes for the new year. My hope is that leadership and legislators in both D.C. and Montpelier recognize that we actually do have the … (read more)

A letter by Dan Monger in Jan. 2nd’s edition pointed out that the U.S. Congress is not doing its job of writing enough laws and that the reason is because of in-depth investigation of the president. My feeling is that honest, stable leadership must be our … (read more)