Opinion
Commentaries and letters to the editor are written by community members on a variety of subjects that affect Vermonters.
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Kate Bailey: Neutrality or safety: with ICE at the door, you can’t have both
South Burlington’s leaders say they want to keep students safe. So why are they asking the community to do nothing?
Lucas Farrell and Louisa Conrad: Vermont wrote its farmers out of conservation. It’s time to write them back in.
We’ve farmed regeneratively for 16 years. Our woodlots are in current use. Under Vermont law, none of it counts as conservation.
Rod Coronado: A fed bear is a dead bear. Vermont’s hunting lobby didn’t get the memo.
Twelve states allow hunters to lure bears with barrels of expired candy and syrup. A hunting organization wants Vermont to be the 13th.
Sarah Anderson: Vermont’s rural residents face big risks from postal delays
Longer gaps between mail drop-off and postmarking can lead to late fees and uncounted ballots.
