LETTER: ‘We’re voting for the future of Vermont’
To the editor - I'd like to encourage you to cover the final weeks of the gubernatorial campaign differently.
The mindset (and plan) we need to survive another COVID winter
When we get through this pandemic, I think we all want to look back at our collective actions and say everything we did was both helpful and necessary to keep individuals and families safe and minimize the impact of this unforgiving disease.
OPINION: I support the 51 South Main Street project
It seems clear that most people can agree that Waterbury lacks enough housing that is affordable.
LETTER: Friends, co-workers rally for market worker facing family illness
Hello all, Brittany and John here. Our community is so strong. We’ve seen the support and love that Waterbury has to offer. We are reaching out because a member of our community needs our help!
Vermont celebrates Adult Education and Literacy Week
It is truly our honor at Central Vermont Adult Basic Education to provide free adult education and literacy services to Washington, Orange, and Lamoille counties.
Protecting patient rights and public health
As a health care safety net provider for more than 1 million people in two states, the UVM Health Network exists to serve the needs of our patients.
LETTER: School leaders should sit in seclusion room
To the HUUSD leaders: I ask that you visit the Brookside Primary School seclusion room.
Why I support Article 22, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment
I am a volunteer with Planned Parenthood and the Reproductive Liberty Ballot Committee, a member of Indivisible Mad River Valley, and a licensed clinical social worker, who has lived in Vermont for 41 years, worked as a social worker for 39 years, and raised my children here.
The community must rally to end restraint and seclusion in schools
I guess I am a bit surprised that more members of our community are not outraged by information regarding Restraint/Seclusion practices within our school district.
Town clerk’s farewell: My thanks to all of you
It has been an honor and privilege to serve as your elected Town Clerk and Treasurer for these past 14 years.
The Inflation Reduction Act shatters the ceiling for clean energy in Vermont
Incredibly and finally, the Inflation Reduction Act has begun the shift to a clean energy America.
OPINION: What is a man’s right to ‘personal reproductive autonomy’?
Reading Proposal 5/Article 22 in preparing to vote for or against this constitutional amendment come November, I have to ask what does a man’s right to “personal reproductive autonomy” look like, especially when it “shall not be denied or infringed” by the laws of Vermont?
LETTER: Dogs and farmers market might not mix
Last Thursday at the market, we had an incident where a customer’s dog bit one of our market vendors. She was treated onsite by Waterbury Ambulance EMTs and luckily, she says she is doing OK, though it was quite shocking.
LETTER: Duxbury town officials look to improve public communication
The Duxbury Selectboard announces an effort to improve communication between the town’s boards and officers and the residents of the town and are implementing a townwide email communication service.
LETTER: Folks, have a little common courtesy
This is about the concern that I have for the ways that people conduct themselves while out and about in Waterbury.
Condos: The dangers of election disinformation
As we watch new information emerge from the January 6 Committee Congressional hearings, one truth has been made crystal clear. Whether it’s insurrection at the Capitol or violent threats against election officials, these acts are a consequence of a single insidious lie: that voter fraud altered the outcome of the 2020 General Election.
Racial bias and divisive blame strategies harm community safety
In an NBC5 story in May, Burlington’s Acting Police Chief Jon Murad said that Burlington was seeing an uptick in crime and “disorder” caused by members of “affinity groups” who knew each other but weren’t gang members.
Local doctor spearheads medical supply shipment to Kenya
In 2012, a determined man from a small village in Western Kenya made his way to the United States to essentially beg for help saving the lives of his fellow Kenyans.
Opinion: Shouldn’t Barre have a state senator?
Montpelier’s 2020 census figure was 8,024. The combined population of Barre City (8,491) and Barre Town (7,923) during the last census was 16,414, over twice the population of Montpelier.
A good idea worth sharing
The Good Citizen Challenge’s target audience is kids aged 18 and under. While most are too young to vote, it’s hardly too early for them to learn about what it means to be informed and engaged members of their communities and our state.