Dear Editor,
In our thank you announcement published last week in the Deerfield Valley News, a key person who contributed to the success of our bingo event was inadvertently omitted.
Wayne Wood, bingo caller extraordinaire, thank you! Your easy going manner, great voice projection...
To the Editor:
I began writing newsletters for my community of Bears Crossing in the late 1980s and 1990s. Someone at The Deerfield Valley News read my newsletter and suggested to Randy Capitani, the paper’s owner, that I write news articles about being a second-home owner in the valley. I...
To the Editor:
I think it’s about time we reinstated public prayer in America. Why did we abolish this custom anyway? How many people were injured by praying? How many people died by praying? How many people caught a fatal disease by praying? No one! Public prayer doesn’t hurt anyone - but...
To the Editor:
In his letter of October 2, Isaac Evans-Frantz parrots the UN’s unsubstantiated claim that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Despite the proclamations and falsehoods of the UN and its flawed and biased agencies, there is no genocide in Gaza, something military experts...
To the Editor,
Twice in my two years in the Vermont House, I cut off constituents mid-sentence. Both times, the person said some variation of “I don’t know how you people voted yes on…”
“Please,” I interrupted the first one. “There are 150 individual legislators in the House. We’re...
To the Editor:
On September 16, the United Nations declared that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The next day Vermont’s members of Congress echoed this statement. Our tax dollars are being used to commit crimes against humanity, rather than strengthening our communities here in...
To the Editor:
I read the letter from the Executive Director of Vermont Independent Media, Janet McKenna Lowry, in last week’s Deerfield Valley News.
She announced that Mike Eldred, the present editor, has been promoted to the new editor-in-chief.
I have been an avid...
To the Editor:
For more than 40 years, HomeShare Vermont has worked to create matches based on needs, interests, and lifestyles. This often includes help around the house and companionship, with sometimes minimal rent; the average a guest pays is $379 monthly, with 30% of guests paying no...
To the Editor:
A special treat is coming to Mountain Park Cinema this Sunday, September 28, at 4:30 pm.
In its ongoing “artists in residence” series, presenting filmmakers and their films, the theater will be hosting Stuart Richel, star of stage, screen, and TV as he will introduce...
To the Editor:
The town of Searsburg held a town picnic on Saturday, September 20. I was presented with a beautiful plaque thanking me for my service as Searsburg Town Clerk for 36 years. I would like to thank all those attending and the townspeople for their support through the years. ...