To the Editor,
The road to education reform in Vermont has been long and winding, and we are at another crossroads. Driven by increasingly unaffordable property tax bills, House bill H.454 attempts to use district consolidation as a cost-saving measure along with a funding formula change...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor,
I have serious concerns that many local residents have not been made aware of the monumental education bill currently before the Legislature. As a school board member and citizen, I have deep concerns that H.454 will have drastic impacts on our school district, including the...
I have serious concerns that many local residents have not been made aware of the monumental education bill currently before the Legislature. As a school board member and citizen, I have deep concerns that H.454 will have drastic impacts on our school district, including the...
To the Editor:
The American Legion and Rotary Club of the Deerfield Valley would like to thank everyone who attended this weekend’s Memorial Day events.
The weekend began with Rotary’s famous barbecue on Sunday. Although it was a chilly day, the rain held off and many in the...
The American Legion and Rotary Club of the Deerfield Valley would like to thank everyone who attended this weekend’s Memorial Day events.
The weekend began with Rotary’s famous barbecue on Sunday. Although it was a chilly day, the rain held off and many in the...
To the Editor,
Over the past two years, Vermonters have directly felt the impact of US-backed Israeli violence against Palestinians. Vermonter Dylan Collins, a journalist, was shot by the Israeli military on October 13, 2023. The following month a gunman shot three Palestinian students in...
Over the past two years, Vermonters have directly felt the impact of US-backed Israeli violence against Palestinians. Vermonter Dylan Collins, a journalist, was shot by the Israeli military on October 13, 2023. The following month a gunman shot three Palestinian students in...
To the Editor,
It looks like nowadays it’s necessary to play endless whack-a-mole with certain kinds of mistruths. Two examples appeared in last week’s letters to the editor. It’s tiring to respond to each instance, and I’m not the best person to do it, but just in case others are...
It looks like nowadays it’s necessary to play endless whack-a-mole with certain kinds of mistruths. Two examples appeared in last week’s letters to the editor. It’s tiring to respond to each instance, and I’m not the best person to do it, but just in case others are...
To the Editor:
On May 5, Twin Valley Middle High was “visited” by the Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont, a visit which was literally phoned in, as the commission video-called into our school’s auditorium, from 1 to 4 pm. In the three-hour meeting, 15 minutes were set...
On May 5, Twin Valley Middle High was “visited” by the Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont, a visit which was literally phoned in, as the commission video-called into our school’s auditorium, from 1 to 4 pm. In the three-hour meeting, 15 minutes were set...
To the Editor:
An anti-Israel, activist presence is growing here in Vermont. This activism makes many of our friends and neighbors feel unsafe and unwanted.
Anti-apartheid Free Community (AFC) pledges have been added to town meeting ballots, and our public schools are subsidizing...
An anti-Israel, activist presence is growing here in Vermont. This activism makes many of our friends and neighbors feel unsafe and unwanted.
Anti-apartheid Free Community (AFC) pledges have been added to town meeting ballots, and our public schools are subsidizing...
To the Editor:
Firstly, Rep. Balint has made it exceedingly clear that she is not concerned with the due process rights of American citizens. However, she has repeatedly demonstrated a zealous concern with illegal and non-citizens’ due process under the US Constitution. She has publicly...
Firstly, Rep. Balint has made it exceedingly clear that she is not concerned with the due process rights of American citizens. However, she has repeatedly demonstrated a zealous concern with illegal and non-citizens’ due process under the US Constitution. She has publicly...
To the Editor:
Thank you to Wilmington Green Uppers.
Vermont’s Green Up Day was on Saturday, May 3. Despite the soggy weather, folks in Wilmington still came through. There were 54 volunteers that helped pick up roadside litter. They were of all ages, including at least one...
Thank you to Wilmington Green Uppers.
Vermont’s Green Up Day was on Saturday, May 3. Despite the soggy weather, folks in Wilmington still came through. There were 54 volunteers that helped pick up roadside litter. They were of all ages, including at least one...
To the Editor:
Green Up Day for the state of Vermont was Saturday, May 3. Under the new direction of Susie Hanna, Whitingham’s Green Up was re-imagined as an extra fun community event. The combination of work and play not only cleaned up our local roadsides but also gave the community...
Green Up Day for the state of Vermont was Saturday, May 3. Under the new direction of Susie Hanna, Whitingham’s Green Up was re-imagined as an extra fun community event. The combination of work and play not only cleaned up our local roadsides but also gave the community...
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