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To the Community: Trump thinks his rule is absolute; we citizens know that in this country, we don’t have kings.
Vermont households live under financial stress. Few of us expect to be better off than our parents. The anxiousness of adults infects and distracts young people, and they carry those feelings to school, where they disrupt classrooms. Act 73 turns its back on all of this!
As the legislative session enters the phase where ideas must become decisions, those decisions carry real consequences for Vermont’s economy.
This week (March 9-13) is Civic Learning Week, an annual nationwide nonpartisan event that brings together students, educators, policymakers, and leaders in the public and private sectors to highlight and promote the movement for civic education.
Caring for our state lands and making decisions that protect the long-term health of their ecosystems, and the public benefits they provide, is among the state’s most complex responsibilities.
Vermonters have a long tradition of participating in our local March town hall meeting process, whether it’s a vote by those in attendance at a town hall, or by an Australian ballot.
On March 28, Mad River Valley residents will come together with millions of Americans across the country in a nationwide day of nonviolent protest at the third No Kings National Day of Non-Violent Action.
There was a lively discussion in the Roundabout’s Facebook comments this weekend that prompted me to chime in with election process details that I previously thought were redundant, but appeared worth repeating nonetheless.
To the Community: as the leadership of the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to the members of our communities for supporting the 2026 school budget.
Dear Waterbury voters - wow! I am truly humbled by your support and the trust you've placed in me.
To the Community: I want to thank all my supporters, your vote meant a lot to me.
State Reps. Tom Stevens and Theresa Wood will be visiting town meetings on Tuesday in the communities they represent. Printed copies of their annual joint report will be available at town meeting. Here is the text of that report.
I am writing to enthusiastically support Martha Staskus for a 1-year seat on the Waterbury Select Board. Our town needs the seasoned leadership and clear communication skills that Martha offers.
The debate over the Randall Meadow bond vote has generated a lot of discussion in recent weeks, and it’s easy to understand why. Flooding has cost this community enormously — in dollars, in stress, in lost time — and people want to know that we are making wise investments.
I admit I did not know Chris Viens before I saw his posts on Front Porch Forum. What he said really hit me. Someone who thinks like I do. Someone who is tired of endless studies and planning that goes nowhere, how long have we been trying to fix affordability and housing issues.
Nearly everyone agrees that “affordability” is one of the most serious problems facing Vermonters. The price of housing, homelessness, healthcare, drug addiction, childcare and education all continue to spiral further out of control.
I am seeking to represent Fayston on the HUUSD School Board for the next year as a write-in candidate in the election this coming Tuesday. My interest in joining the board stems from three places:
Thank you to everyone who has reached out to ask about my intentions regarding the position of Waterbury Town Clerk. I sincerely appreciate your calls, messages, and continued support.
We are in a tough spot with our school budget. You have to ask yourself, is it fair? Are the school board and administrators doing the best for students, teachers, and taxpayers? It appears they (we) are caught between a rock and a hard place.
The Randall Meadow project to remove 100,000 cubic yards of soil will increase flood water storage by 20 million gallons on the floodplain, thus decreasing flooding of properties.
I stopped by the Town Office to pick up my Town Report and saw a face I did not recognize — LeeAnne Viens, who worked for the town for 35 years as a bookkeeper and returned this past September after hearing about the staffing shortage.
After attending the Waterbury Select Board’s Feb. 17 public hearing on the proposed $4.3 million Randall Meadow bond vote, I would like to share my assessment of the merits of the project as presented to date.
I'm Macon Phillips, and I'm running as a write-in candidate for the Warren seat on the Harwood Unified Union School District Board.
My name is Robert Perry, and I am a write-in candidate for Warren representative to the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board.
As members of the Harwood Unified Union School Board, we are writing to share an urgent concern regarding current legislative discussions about statewide spending caps and structural changes to Vermont’s education system.
We are extremely lucky to have a group of candidates running for Select Board who truly care about our community. Their integrity is inspiring. However, because our town is navigating so many complex changes right now, I feel we need leaders who have already been walking this path with us.
Looking forward to Waterbury's Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 3, at 9 a.m. at the Brookside Primary School gym, the warning and town annual reports can be found at several locations around town, and on the Town of Waterbury website.
Vermont has an extremely complicated education funding system. My goal here is to examine another small aspect of the system in a bit more detail. The phrase “cost per pupil” is used regularly, and my opinion is that it may or may not mean what the public thinks it means.
My name is Theo Hanna, and I am running as a write-in candidate for Waterbury's 1-year unexpired term seat on the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board.
This past Saturday 180 young people from around our state joined me and my staff at the Vermont State University in Randolph for our fourth annual Youth Chess Day. It was a great turnout and a great day.