Letters to the Editor

To the Editor,
Last week I wrote about waking up to new disturbing news each day. Last week it was a big ugly bill packed with cruelty which will take away vital, lifesaving programs all so that billionaires (Billionaires!!) can enjoy tax cuts.Tax cuts that don’t pay for themselves but...
To the Editor,
As Vermont dads of children attending Vermont schools and members of the Rural School Community Alliance, we’re used to showing up for our kids: on the sidelines, at bedtime, in the school pickup line, and around the dinner table. Now, we’re showing up in a different way: to...
To the Editor,
A letter to the editor, but more importantly, to my neighbors. It seems every morning I wake up to more disturbing news about Trump and our country. Today, I heard that a new appointee to the Office of Special Counsel wants all January 6th insurrectionists to be awarded $1...
To the Editor:
History is defined by moments when individuals, organizations, and communities choose to take a stand—or choose silence. Today, Vermont faces one of these defining moments.
In April, more than 23,000 Vermonters took to the streets, protesting national leadership that...
To the Editor:
We enjoyed a delightful evening of beautiful music of Bach, Handel, Mozart, and Haydn, expertly led by maestro Hugh Keelan, who also provided illuminating and witty comments to preface each piece. St. Mary’s church organist Michael Pennington was featured in two Mozart Organ...
To the Editor:
A titanic problem in health care. Our health care system operates via a Byzantine system of price hikes, price discounts, different pricing for different customers, and an immense web of middlemen who operate it all. The complexity and the middlemen will always keep prices...
To the Editor:
A weary, grateful “thank you” to Greg Sellie, mole-whacker extraordinaire.
Cara Cheyette
Halifax
To the Editor,
Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital hosted its 16th annual Spring into Health 5K on Saturday, May 10. Despite the weather, we welcomed 93 participants: runners, walkers, and strollers. Rescue Inc. was on hand to help keep the participants safe during the event and we...
To the Editor:
Please be mindful of antisemitism in political messages. The Anti-Defamation League’s 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents (https://newengland.adl.org/news/2024-audit/) reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism across the country, including and especially, here in...
To the Editor,
Let me start as directly as I can: I’m sorry, Canada.
You didn’t elect our president, but you’re paying the price for his policies. In Vermont, we’re feeling the consequences too.
Trump’s reckless tariffs are more than economic burdens; they’re straining...

Pages

The Deerfield Valley News

795 VT Route 100 North
Wilmington, VT 05363

Phone: 802-464-3388

Comment Here