To the Editor,
On Saturday, President Trump is throwing himself a military parade to celebrate his 79th birthday.
The parade will include 150 pieces of military equipment, 6,600 soldiers, and 150 aircraft, and $45 million of taxpayer money is the estimated cost. That includes $16...
To the Editor:
In my haste to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Memorial Day ceremony and events, I failed to mention the Historical Society of Wilmington. Every year they generously lend us old military uniforms and historical memorabilia, which are on display at Memorial...
To the Editor:
Rep. Becca Balint’s May 28 town hall in Newport included a highly offensive remark: “If we don’t have avenues for people to come here legally ... we’re not going to have anybody around to wipe our a**es.”
This crude metaphor perpetuates a bigoted stereotype that...
To the Editor,
Last week I wrote about waking up to new disturbing news each day. Last week it was a big ugly bill packed with cruelty which will take away vital, lifesaving programs all so that billionaires (Billionaires!!) can enjoy tax cuts.Tax cuts that don’t pay for themselves but...
To the Editor,
As Vermont dads of children attending Vermont schools and members of the Rural School Community Alliance, we’re used to showing up for our kids: on the sidelines, at bedtime, in the school pickup line, and around the dinner table. Now, we’re showing up in a different way: to...
To the Editor,
A letter to the editor, but more importantly, to my neighbors. It seems every morning I wake up to more disturbing news about Trump and our country. Today, I heard that a new appointee to the Office of Special Counsel wants all January 6th insurrectionists to be awarded $1...
To the Editor:
We enjoyed a delightful evening of beautiful music of Bach, Handel, Mozart, and Haydn, expertly led by maestro Hugh Keelan, who also provided illuminating and witty comments to preface each piece. St. Mary’s church organist Michael Pennington was featured in two Mozart Organ...
To the Editor:
A titanic problem in health care. Our health care system operates via a Byzantine system of price hikes, price discounts, different pricing for different customers, and an immense web of middlemen who operate it all. The complexity and the middlemen will always keep prices...
To the Editor:
A weary, grateful “thank you” to Greg Sellie, mole-whacker extraordinaire.
Cara Cheyette
Halifax
To the Editor:
History is defined by moments when individuals, organizations, and communities choose to take a stand—or choose silence. Today, Vermont faces one of these defining moments.
In April, more than 23,000 Vermonters took to the streets, protesting national leadership that...