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Peter Sterling: Vermont takes first step toward a fossil-fuel-free energy future

By Opinion

Jun 9 2023June 8, 2023

It’s way past time to bring Vermont in line with the rest of our region’s commitment, the only way to truly decrease the amount of carbon pollution emitted by New England’s electric generation.


Deborah Bucknam: Here’s a cure for racism in our public schools

By Opinion

Jun 9 2023June 8, 2023

Black power and parent power are the only solution to a top-heavy, expensive, bureaucratic establishment that has failed the kids.


Lachant & Weiss-Lewit: Rutland event will spotlight perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

By Opinion

Jun 9 2023June 8, 2023

For one out of five women and one out of 10 men expecting or living with a new baby, the joy is mixed with feelings of anxiety, depression, or other emotional or mental health issues.


Lisa Jablow: Bear-hounding is one tradition that really needs to be laid to rest

By Opinion

Jun 9 2023June 8, 2023

Is it really worth the half-year of disruption and putting lives at risk to satisfy a tiny subset of hunters who enjoy this recreational activity?


Letter to the editor: State abdicated its duty on motel security deposits

By Opinion

Jun 9 2023June 8, 2023

This Covid relief money was funded by the American taxpayers to help individuals meet basic human needs in a public health emergency, not as a handout to motel owners.


Letter to the editor: This eviction ‘will be devastating for our communities’

By Opinion

Jun 9 2023June 8, 2023

The governor’s plan for a possible 28-day extension is recognition of how serious this eviction will be at the end of June, July or whenever.


Cartoon: Danziger for June 9

By Opinion

Jun 9 2023June 8, 2023


Jim Tomczak: We want to get our son, who we love, out of the house and into treatment

By Opinion

Jun 8 2023June 7, 2023

The mental burden of living with a schizophrenic is very heavy and you wonder if it’s as contagious as Covid. In my case, a few days’ reflection brings me back toward normal, if a little short.


Walt Amses: The Pride battle that seemed over isn’t over

By Opinion

Jun 8 2023June 7, 2023

The same paranoia that fueled this debate from the beginning is being resurrected by conservative politicians either bent on authoritarian rule or with designs on the White House, often both.


John McClaughry: Infusing science standards with political goals

By Opinion

Jun 8 2023June 7, 2023

“Behavior change” apparently means awakening schoolchildren to the menace of climate change and stimulating their opposition to the continued use of fossil fuel energy.


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