by Rep. Anne Donahue (R), Northfield and Rep. Katherine Sims (D), Craftsbury MONTPELIER – Vermont has the opportunity to do the right thing for our farmers and loggers and to do it the Vermont way. Last year the Vermont House passed a pro-farmer, pro-logger, pro-market, pro-commonsense piece of legislation with[Read More…]
Another Opinion
Bridging Divides and Focusing on Solutions
Mandy L. Draper, community member and parent HARDWICK – I am writing this piece as a community member. These views are my own personal views and are not that of the school board. My writings are not endorsed by the school board or anyone in the district: these are my[Read More…]
Challenges Face Cabot School
by Rebecca Tatistcheff, Ed. D., Principal, Cabot School CABOT – Vermont has some of the most progressive education legislation in the country. Laurie Gagnon of the Aurora Institute recently wrote, “What’s especially important about Vermont’s approach is that it sets a vision for shifting the education system as a whole[Read More…]
Gaza Reflections and Path Ahead
by Robin Cappuccino GREENSBORO – There will be a community forum on the background of the current crisis in Gaza and path ahead on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m., at the Greensboro United Church of Christ. Speaking will be Hamed Bakir, a Palestinian-American living in Fairfax, and the uncle[Read More…]
Future of Forestry Program in Jeopardy
by Meghan Luther, GMTCC Forestry Instructor HARDWICK – Some know, some do not. Over this past school year the forestry and land management program was faced with low (zero new) student enrollment. This means that the forestry program was not running this year. Since then there have been numerous RAB[Read More…]
The Future of Lakeview: Time to Do our Homework
by David F. Kelley GREENSBORO – In his Inaugural Address John Kennedy challenged us to: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” It was a reminder to America that democracy driven by self interest is doomed to fail, but we[Read More…]
Some Thoughts about the Hardwick Academy Bell
by Brenda Eastman, Outgoing HA/HU Alumni President HARDWICK – The Hardwick Academy (HA) Bell, apart from HA yearbooks, is the last tangible touchstone for HA alumni and families to their Hardwick Academy lives and history. For most of us, it reminds us of some of the best friendships and times of[Read More…]
Slava Ukraine: Setting the Record Straight
by David Kelley GREENSBORO – For several years, I worked in the former Soviet republics where I learned a profound respect for the Ukrainian people. In recent years, I have been even more awed by the Ukrainian peoples’ heroic determination to build a free and democratic country in the shadow[Read More…]
Cultivating Climate Change Leaders through Liberal Arts Education
by Moxie Mehegan, CRAFTSBURY COMMON – Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, affecting every aspect of human life and the natural world. As we grapple with the consequences of environmental degradation, it has become increasingly evident that addressing climate change requires a multidisciplinary and[Read More…]
See More Wild
by Jerry Schneider HARDWICK – I take my dog up the hill in Hardwick every now and then. Today I was half way up and noticed the small field to the right that is often mowed. This morning it was flourishing with red clove and English Plantain and milkweed and[Read More…]
Three Local People Attend Moral Poverty Action Congress
by Zarina CastroWALDEN – Three people from the Gazette’s coverage area, Pastor Ed Sunday-Winters from Greensboro United Church of Christ, Amy Lester of Plainfield, from the Vermont Workers’ Center, and Deacon Zarina Castro of Walden, from the Church of St. John’s in the Mountains, joined 13 others from Vermont to[Read More…]