CRAFTSBURY – We are in the most dangerous days of America; least of it is Donald Trump’s “Day 1″ release of criminals convicted for violence at the U.S. Capitol four years ago. During his campaign for president, Trump consistently claimed knowing nothing about Project 2025, the plan created in part[Read More…]
Another Opinion
How will that Ruling get Enforced?
HARDWICK – So what did the Lutherans do to Elon Musk to raise his ire? Did he write a class paper in his youth about the positives of Apartheid and his teacher, a Lutheran (lots of them in South Africa), gave him a failing grade? Was he abused by a[Read More…]
Real Solutions are Absent
HARDWICK – Last Tuesday, Governor Scott introduced his budget for fiscal 2026, in which he proposed big changes to our state’s response to climate change, public safety and public education, including partly paying for level property taxes this year by eliminating universal school meals for Vermont’s children.Absent from Governor Scott’s[Read More…]
Real Start of Work Begins
MONTPELIER – The legislature convened in early January. But last week, the real start of our work began with the governor’s budget address. The “consensus revenue forecasts process” estimates the coming year’s revenues for all of State Government spending. We use that process to estimate and establish stimates for available revenue[Read More…]
Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, a moment of reflection
Imagine yourself being forced outside in a cold snowstorm and then shoved inside a cattle car heading to a death camp. And your children are along for the ride, compliments of Adolf Hitler.
What’s “Temporary” About the Fire Station?
CABOT – The temporary fire station has become a subject of interest and speculation as Cabot recovers from the flood of 2023. Built partly with FEMA funds after the old station was condemned by the State of Vermont and demolished, the structure at 137 South Walden Road will be available[Read More…]
In Changing Times, Conservation Endures Voter Priority
WARREN – A new federal administration is taking shape and change is in the air, particularly for many environmental initiatives launched during the last four years. However, the ongoing work happening right now in Vermont is a positive reminder of the increasingly urgent, and popular, — issue of land conservation.[Read More…]
Unjust Relocation of Hardwick Elementary Preschool Program
HARDWICK – As I am no longer an MVU board member, I am writing to encourage Hardwick families and staff who are directly affected by the school board’s decision to relocate the well established pre-K program at Hardwick Elementary School to Lakeview Elementary School to fight this decision. A[Read More…]
Best Practices and Missteps
GREENSBORO – Dear Greensboro Select Board: I’m writing to offer some observations on the housing project being proposed for the Greensboro Town Hall. I should begin by saying that my father was born and raised in Hardwick, and I was also raised in Vermont. After vacationing in Vermont for decades,[Read More…]
Make Your Voice Heard This Legislative Session
CRAFTSBURY – The start of a new legislative session in Montpelier always feels like the first day of school: new faces, fresh energy, and the sense that anything is possible. This year, it’s a little different for me personally: it’s the first time in four years that I haven’t been[Read More…]
Moving the Needle to Address Vermont’s Housing Crisis
CRAFTSBURY – Together, we can move the needle on addressing Vermont’s housing crisis and ensure our rural towns remain places where families and businesses can thrive. Vermont is facing a housing crisis. The lack of affordable housing is making it increasingly difficult for young families, seniors and essential workers to[Read More…]
Not Anymore!
Oh, my! Greensboro has finally become Washington, D.C!. What a shame. I used to live in a simple community of mostly farmers. Not anymore. Now we have zoom meetings and signs and lawyers. I believe the current problems may have started about five plus years ago when the town held[Read More…]
