Opinion and commentary at VTDigger
VTDigger publishes opinion pieces from community members and regular contributors on issues affecting Vermonters. These essays are distinct from VTDigger’s independent news reporting and reflect the views of their authors.
This section features commentary and analysis from across the state, providing a space for civic dialogue alongside VTDigger’s journalism.
Latest Opinion
Wealth shouldn’t fast-track a private runway in Lincoln
Regulators approved an airstrip for Beta’s CEO without giving neighbors and town officials an open hearing.
Lighten up and let ’em fly
An airstrip and float planes have shared a quiet Grand Isle road for years without trouble, so why can’t Lincoln live with a 900-foot runway the FAA has already cleared?
Hunting is part of who we are as a state
From grouse walks in October to quiet hours in a deer stand, hunting season carries generations of Vermont tradition, family bonds and community.
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A shrinking state can’t afford to lose its top earners
More taxes on ‘the rich’ will drive away the professionals Vermont most needs.
Who checks the software’s work?
Training workers to catch what automation misses should be part of every manufacturing apprenticeship.
When the last Holocaust survivors are gone, who will teach their history?
The responsibility to bear witness is passing to survivors’ children and grandchildren, but families can’t do it alone.
I nearly died because I couldn’t find a primary care doctor
Health insurance doesn’t mean anything if there’s no doctor to see. Universal primary care would close that gap for every Vermonter.
Universal primary care will strain a shrinking doctor workforce
Free care would drive up demand for appointments faster than Vermont can train or recruit clinicians.
Data centers need guardrails now
Without firm rules, data centers could drive new fossil-fuel development and pass the costs to Vermont families.
