Screening U.S. House candidates: An open letter to Vermont voters
Dear Vermont voters, What are the valid selection criteria we should be using to screen Congressional applicants?
‘The test ahead … is one of our biggest yet’
Let today’s anniversary be a wakeup call to Congress: in Vermont we have worked to expand access to the ballot box and protect the rights of voters. In other states, access to the ballot box is under continual assault. It is essential that Congress act to create minimum standards for states.
Democracy is at stake in 2022
One year ago, on January 6, the U.S. Capitol – the symbol of the democracy we all cherish – was attacked by a mob intent on overturning the decision of American voters to elect Joseph Biden as our 46th President.
CLiF thanks community for 336 books in bookstore drive
Each holiday season, Bridgeside Books in downtown Waterbury puts up a special Giving Tree under which customers can place a new book for a child (purchased at a 20% discount).
OPINION: ‘Our kids need us. We need to step up.’
I’ve never been a parent but I have had between 3,000 and 5,000 children in class.
LETTER: Masks address public health and the common good
Discussion and debate about whether to wear or not wear a mask as a means to halt the spread of COVID-19 is traveling around Vermont like a wildfire, or, perhaps better said, like a virus.
Vermont’s Dirty Little Secret: State government is anti-renewable energy
Talk to anyone who has tried to bring renewable energy to Vermonters and they will tell you the same thing: despite our green reputation and the thousands of Vermonters who have asked for leadership to avoid the existential crisis climate change presents to humanity, our state government works every day to put the brakes on new solar energy and wind power projects.
LETTER: A round of thanks to all behind River of Light 2021
There are countless people to thank for making this year's River of Light parade a success.
Commentary: Electing a woman to Congress requires three key elements
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy’s retirement from the U.S. Senate in 2022 and Congressman Peter Welch’s decision to run for his seat bring the opportunity for Vermonters to elect a woman to represent us in Congress for the first time.
LETTER: VPA should be a positive example for dismantling racism
On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers – Vermont Chapter’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, I’m writing to express our disappointment with the Vermont Principals Association which failed to address and investigate the racial abuse incident that was reported by the Winooski boys soccer team and Winooski School Superintendent Sean McMannon in October.
Matt Krauss: A list for electing Vermont’s new leaders
This is a wonderful time and great opportunity to explore every Vermont village, town, city and organization encouraging interested applicants to step forward for a challenging leadership vetting.
Giving Thanks 2021
Young readers share their reflections of gratitude from this past year in words and art.
Call for submissions: Giving thanks 2021
We’re quickly approaching our second Thanksgiving during a global pandemic and we would like to give you a chance to reflect on what you are thankful for this year. We will share your submissions in a special Thanksgiving collection that we will post online on Waterbury Roundabout and print in the Waterbury Reader.
LETTER: Food Shelf Annual Turkey Drive is Saturday, Nov. 13
For over a decade the Waterbury Area Food Shelf has provided Thanksgiving turkeys and a bag with traditional meal fixings to those in our community in need of assistance. The Waterbury Rotary Club has kindly helped us hold our annual Turkey Drive for the past two years in order to ensure that we can continue supporting our friends and neighbors who need some help.
LETTER: The school bond and Coach Grout
Voting results of the HUUSD bond are a direct correlation to the disconnect between the communities' desires and the School Board’s desires.
Reasons for Vermonters to remember, reflect on The Night of Broken Glass
Tuesday, November 9, marks the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass, the night in 1938 when Nazis and Nazi sympathizers raided synagogues, Jewish homes, and Jewish businesses throughout Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
LETTER: Waterbury LEAP hosts Button Up workshop Nov. 13
The first true cold snap of fall is upon us and now is the time to think about how to save energy, money, and the planet during the heating season. Waterbury Local Energy Action Partnership (LEAP) is hosting a weatherization presentation on Saturday, November 13.
LETTER: It's time to split up the HUUSD
When the six towns that are in the current Harwood Unified Union School District (the HUUSD) voted to create a union school for 7th through 12th graders in 1965, the region became served by a total of seven school districts – a K-to-6 school district in each town, and a union school district for the then anticipated junior/senior high school. Seven school districts are too many for this region.
LETTER: This parent and teacher is voting YES
I believe the benefits of investing in our schools now outweigh the challenges that we will face if we put this decision off even longer.
OPINION: Prioritize wellness, vote YES on the bond
This bond will allow us to further support the social-emotional needs for our students to provide them with additional space in our school. They want this. They ask all the time for more quiet places to go because life feels so loud.