Editor’s note: This commentary is by Garrison Nelson, who is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Vermont.
The decision of Suzanne Gillis to put her creation Vermont Women up for sale will open yet another chapter in the remarkable life and career of a woman who I have known for close to 40 years as my student, my dear friend and in many ways, my role model. Creating one newspaper let alone four — two versions of Vermont Woman, Vermont Times and a paper in Provincetown, Massachusetts — would have crushed the entrepreneurial spirit of any would-be publisher.
But not Suzanne.
Her determination, vision, and creativity have been on public display for decades. Her courage and resilience resonate on every page of her newspapers.
We will all miss her unique voice in Vermont Woman and hope that its next publisher realizes what a gift was provided to all of us in Vermont, women and men alike in her paper.
The best news is that Suzanne is still with us and I look forward to enjoying the next iteration of her fearless and creative energy.
