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Letter to the editor: Abenaki story needs to be read in its entirety
Kudos to Shaun Robinson’s well researched piece on Abenaki false narratives. He did a remarkable job writing a piece with great depth, interviewing many individuals who are involved. Anyone who in any way is interested, or feels pressured to involve themselves, in the Vermont Abenaki story needs to read this article in its entirety. If…
Kurrle & Samuelson: On the housing crisis, it’s time to walk the walk.
We know big change can create frustration and fear, but we also know the status quo will not get Vermonters the housing they need.
Letter to the editor: Love does not take sides
Many in Vermont are probably still feeling a shocking alarm from Saturday’s shooting of three young Palestinian-American men in our community. My heart goes out to Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, Tahseen Ali Ahmad, their family, friends, and community, who were made victims of hate. I know that many in Vermont feel the type of violence…
Letter to the editor: Old wounds reopen in the Middle East
Palestinians have grounds for resistance to all that Israel and the West have been doing to them for 75 years. The American political process of “manufacturing consent” works to obscure propaganda that manipulates public perceptions, and that achievement — our foreign policy — has been the greatest of America’s weapons since the beginning of the…