Op-Ed: How will we remember? Vermont must teach the holocaust
As a founder of Vermont Holocaust Memorial, a child of Holocaust survivors (second-generation), and descendant of its victims, I feel a profound responsibility to preserve their legacy.
OPINION: Commission on Native American Affairs issues statement on violence
This commission is strongly opposed to violence in all of its many forms, including physical, verbal, emotional and sexual violence. We also oppose the use of manipulating public opinion through traditional and social media whose result is the inciting of violence.
LETTER: Vermont farmers deserve better
At a recent Vermont Public debate between candidates for lieutenant governor, the issue of migrant farm workers was raised.
Secretary Saunders to students: It’s okay to feel how you’re feeling.
Read a transcript of remarks by Vermont Education Secretary Zoie Saunders to Harwood Union Middle and High School students at assemblies on Oct. 29.
LETTER: ‘Channel It’ means bringing our best
We stand together through our daily routines, adjusting to meet every encounter with our best selves.
LETTER: Harwood principal shares message of concern with families, the community
The following letter from Harwood Union Middle/High School Principal Meg McDonough went to all parents and guardians of Harwood students this week. McDonough also shares this message with the community that includes her remarks to the school’s junior and senior classes on Thursday referencing the recent tragic deaths of students Vinny Viola and Gracie Dunbar in car crashes.
Letter: Collecting ballots and groceries
Waterbury Roundabout's Oct. 16 report about the Election Day food drive brought two very different activities into one place: Casting a ballot and helping stock the Waterbury Common Market.
LETTER: Vote wisely
As a fourth-generation Vermonter who has lived and worked in more than towns or villages throughout Vermont, as well as having served at the helm of Vermont.gov in Montpelier for nine years, I am urging Vermonters to consider voting for those candidates who have a grounded historical understanding of our state, especially the rural people in communities who are stewards of the working landscape.
LETTER: Janoo and Gray support local energy generation, storage
In this election, we have the power to vote for a new vision for Vermont with Amanda Janoo and Molly Gray, who are committed to policies that will strengthen and grow our economy while protecting our environment and increasing the well-being of Vermonters.
Op-Ed: Vermont’s schools are not the problem. The property tax is.
It’s time to stop the disruptive nonsense about so-called education transformation and shift to property tax transformation. Once we’ve stabilized funding, the state can focus on how to make schools work better for our kids.
Op-Ed: Midterms hold more than political choices
There's a lot at stake in this year’s election, including stark differences in worldview behind our political choices. Will we vote for leaders who believe Vermonters lack the ingenuity to make good decisions at the community level, requiring the state to decide for us? Or will we vote with confidence that our communities already have everything we need, if only state government would invest in the creative solutions being incubated there?
LETTER: Gratitude for Mad River Valley Arts’ outgoing leader
Sam Talbot-Kelly is moving on as Artistic & Executive Director of Mad River Valley Arts after four and a half years presenting innovative and thought-provoking exhibits.
LETTER: Supporting local matters
As the owner of an independent Vermont business, I want to share what it means when our neighbors choose to support local.
LETTER: We need Governor Janoo
Throughout this election season, Phil Scott has demonstrated what many of us have seen so clearly, especially over the last four years: Gov. Scott is tired, and we need change!
Shouldice: Fact-checking tax talk in an election year
With election season here, taxes are all over the news and social media, and sometimes it’s hard to know what’s accurate.
Editorial: Teen drivers
It’s been heartbreaking to see one Vermont community in so much grief. In a matter of weeks, the Harwood Union School District has lost two students in tragic vehicle accidents.
LETTER: Elect moderates, not socialists
As a retired small business owner, high-level employee of several small businesses, and as a former state representative, I have a unique perspective on the impact socialism is having in this year’s election.
LETTER: Molly Gray has a commitment to human and civil rights
State leaders must ensure every Vermonter feels safe and knows their rights are protected. As Trump’s extreme policies threaten our rights and freedoms, Molly Gray will never back down. I urge you to join me in electing her as Vermont’s next lieutenant governor.
LETTER: Molly Gray is the best choice for lieutenant governor
Molly Gray is by far our best candidate for lieutenant governor. She has experience in the position, having previously served alongside Gov. Phil Scott, and was by all accounts highly effective in the role.
COMMENTARY: Voting… a right, an obligation, or a legal requirement?
I believe mandatory voting is a good idea. It’s been shown to make electoral results more broadly representative and also to inhibit voter suppression. This strengthens democracy, especially in these times when national voter-suppression attempts are a manifest threat.