Letters to the Editor

Thanks to a special community

To the Editor:
The family of Linda Dix would like to thank all the friends and family that supported us in our time of loss. Many people supported us in so many ways.
The food and treats, lawn mowing and weed whacking, flower and gardening help, and the hugs, kisses, tears, and...

The biggest success is successful students

To the Editor:
I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone - former students, student-athletes, colleagues, friends, and family who attended my retirement celebration. My 46 years in the profession were the best of times and made possible because of your positive and incredible...

Enforcement actions raise due process questions

To the Editor:
Recent federal immigration enforcement actions have raised concerns about due process protections in our communities. Reports include detention without legal representation, use of detainers without sufficient evidence, and arrests without criminal charges. Additionally,...

Why in creation does the town need a WRX?

To the Editor:
What in the town’s creation do we need a WRX Subaru? To give the new chief a ride? Useless for most! Try to pit a SUV or truck with that. Ha.
Gonna put a “crim’ in the non-existent trunk? Just how about our town shows their presence instead of trying to go rogue?...

GWSA is state’s bedrock climate legislation

To the Editor:
Since we were founded in 2017, our goal at Green Mountain Solar has always been to build a more environmentally and economically sustainable future for Vermont by making solar easily accessible to more people. As a member of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, we...

Hound hunting not a traditional Vermont practice

To the Editor,
There’s a dangerous myth being perpetuated in Vermont: that uncontrolled hound hunting represents some sacred traditional right. Modern hound hunting, where handlers track unsupervised packs of off-leash hounds running at large by GPS from their trucks, bears little...

Urges Scott not to forget about unhoused vets

To the Editor,
As Gov. Phil Scott lifts up his work to protect Vermont’s veterans, advocates and veterans urge him to not forget about the unhoused Vermont veterans who will lose their shelter next week because of his administration’s recent announcement that days used under Executive...

Failure to report protest was a disservice

To the Editor,
On Saturday, June 14, over five million Americans across our country, in small towns, rural areas and large cities, came out to exercise their First Amendment Constitutional right and voice their grievances against the Trump Administration’s autocratic and cruel policies....

New education plan targets poor, rural towns

To the Editor:
An open letter to Rep. Emily Kornheiser:
I’m writing to you as an educator for over 30 years, and as a Goddard College alumnus, to you as a Marlboro College alumna, to express my deep dismay at your education plan, one that seemly targets poor rural towns such as mine...

Wonders what motives of letter writer really are

To The Editor,
Immigration certainly dominates the news these days, yet all Pam Baker can do is excoriate Rep. Becca Balint for an offensive remark. Ms. Baker then follows up with her own misleading summary of our current immigration law, the US Immigration and Nationality Act, enacted in...