To the Editor,
Any aware person knows that Donald Trump is a lawless miscreant: an authoritarian who can’t see beyond himself; a sociopath incapable of empathy; and a pathological liar. Since his presidential defeat, he has toyed with a coup d’etat by encouraging his followers to invade...
To the Editor
As the owners of the Airbnb property referenced in Mike Eldred’s January 7 article “Dover homeowner says Airbnb rental is clogging access to his property,” we were distressed by Mr. Eldred’s eagerness to take Mr. Sedlack’s specious claims at face value. Since purchasing the...
To the Editor,
Shall I say it? It’s not polite. It may be “divisive.”
I’m not supposed to say it. We’re not supposed to say it. No one is supposed to say it—not here, not in a friendly, small-town paper. Indeed, no mention was made of it in last week’s editorial about the Capitol...
To the Editor,
Our “Greatest Generation” parents and grandparents are undoubtedly tossing in their graves. The so-called patriots and protesters in Washington were basically protesting democracy, ironically the institution that gives them the freedom to protest.
All of this in...
To the Editor,
The president called only for a peaceful march. The rally and speech were unwise in that it disputed an already decided and irreversible election. A lack of confidence in the election results for the previous two months was not unwarranted, but holding out hope of a reversal...
To the Editor,
As we come out of the crucible of the pandemic and look to a new year, we need more than recovery, we need to work together to advance renewal and resilience for our communities and economy. The Vermont Council on Rural Development has been asking Vermonters what recovery...
To the Editor,
Trump reportedly intends to keep pushing the baseless claim that massive fraud of unbelievable scope robbed him of reelection even after Congress accepts the results, because “Why should I ever let this go?... How would that benefit me?”
That Trump plans to continue...
To the Editor,
How many who were glad to see H.57 signed by Phil Scott in 2019, and who support Prop 5, hope that Raphael Warnock will win a Senate seat in Georgia this week? Warnock has unabashedly proclaimed his support for the murder of preborn children, as well as killing babies who...
To the Editor,
“It all happened with a flag.”
I saw a story on the television this morning of a laid-off Disney worker who has and is creating wonderful banners and flags.
Our current 50-star flag started as the British Red Ensign, then called “the Jack flag.” The...
To the Editor,
The innovative Vermont Everyone Eats program that has provided free restaurant to-go meals to COVID-impacted Vermonters since August is being put on hold as of December 31. Everyone Eats has engaged over 170 Vermont farms and food producers, played a key role in keeping...