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Letters to the editor

Cut the fat out of Act 250

by Lyman Orton August 13, 2026, 5:01 pmAugust 13, 2026, 5:01 pm

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‘I’m the awakener’: Evangelist Tommie Zito plans to transform Poultney’s Green Mountain College campus into a Christian university

by Greta Solsaa August 5, 2026, 6:52 amAugust 5, 2026, 1:17 pm

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Lamoille County

Regulators reject Route 100 quarry in Morristown

by News & Citizen July 31, 2026, 6:00 pmJuly 31, 2026, 6:00 pm

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Vermont Democrats are destroying New England’s local governance tradition

by Todd Heyman July 30, 2026, 1:36 pmJuly 30, 2026, 1:37 pm

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Vermont is not in trouble. Vermonters are.

by Bob Stannard July 21, 2026, 4:58 pmJuly 21, 2026, 4:58 pm

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Extortion and pollution killed the data center bill

by Alison Despathy June 22, 2026, 1:17 pmJune 22, 2026, 1:18 pm

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Vernon community and the state grapple with potential redevelopment of Vermont Yankee site

by Greta Solsaa June 17, 2026, 5:06 pmJune 17, 2026, 5:27 pm

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Government & Politics

Partial rollback of Vermont’s land-use law Act 181 becomes official with Phil Scott’s signature

by Carly Berlin June 16, 2026, 6:05 pmJune 16, 2026, 6:05 pm

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Government & Politics

Partial repeal of Vermont’s land-use law Act 181 heads to Gov. Phil Scott’s desk

by Carly Berlin May 27, 2026, 6:07 pmMay 28, 2026, 9:16 am

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Vermont is driving the next generation away

by Patrick Tester May 19, 2026, 2:49 pmMay 19, 2026, 3:33 pm

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Burtt amendment gives Vermont farms long-overdue Act 250 relief

by Todd Heyman May 13, 2026, 11:15 amMay 13, 2026, 11:15 am

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Letters to the editor

When does a public conversation about permitting begin and end?

by Deborah Lazar May 12, 2026, 9:37 amMay 11, 2026, 7:03 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont House votes to partially repeal Act 181

by Carly Berlin May 7, 2026, 4:26 pmMay 7, 2026, 4:26 pm

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Government & Politics

From the 1970s to today, mapping Vermont for land use sets off fierce opposition

by Carly Berlin May 5, 2026, 6:17 pmMay 5, 2026, 6:37 pm