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
Let’s make pronouns matter again
Misgendering is on the rise, even at Vermont’s most progressive campuses, and the cost to those affected is real.
You’re being tracked. Vermont can do something about it.
Every time you go online, businesses are collecting your data. A new bill before the Legislature would put limits on what they can do with it.
Vermont lawmakers are being asked to gamble with patients’ vision
A proposed expansion of optometrists’ surgical scope threatens to trade patient safety for access that may never materialize.
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When veterans fear asking for help, everyone loses
If seeking help in a mental health crisis can lead to domestic terrorism charges, veterans may choose to suffer alone instead.
Vermont’s loggers are struggling. A sales tax exemption could help.
Vermont’s logging and forest trucking sector generates $140 million and supports 1,300 jobs. But the industry is on the edge, and the Legislature has only a small window to act.
Vermont’s care crisis is hiding in plain sight
One in four Vermont adults is already providing unpaid care to an aging family member. Federal cuts are coming, resources are shrinking, and the state has a narrow window to build something better.
Q-Day is coming. What does it mean for Vermont elections?
Quantum computing could crack the encryption securing most digital systems. Vermont’s paper backups may be its best defense.
Trump voters own their choice
Acknowledging the left’s missteps doesn’t excuse voting for a man whose unfitness for office was never in doubt.
Ethics panel was right to dismiss Israel trip complaints
Five Vermont lawmakers were vindicated after an ethics review found no wrongdoing in their travel to Israel.
