To the editor:I am writing to endorse Sabrina Morrison for Vermont House of Representatives. This is why I think Sabrina Morrison is the right person to be our next Representative in the Vermont Legislature for Hardwick, Stannard, and Walden.I met Sabrina in 2010 when we were both starting our businesses[Read More…]

To the editor: I really appreciated Mike Metcalf’s tribute to Senator Doyle in the August 28 Hardwick Gazette. Thanks to him for writing it. I used to eat lunch with Senator Doyle and his assistant, Sandy Noyes, Paul Silver and a couple of other faculty members after I began teaching at NVU-J during the day[Read More…]

To the editor: I hope you and your readers will join me in supporting Katherine Sims for Vermont Senate. I have known Katherine for many years and watched as she has grown into just the kind of leader we really need for these complicated times. Katherine is a super hard[Read More…]

To the editor: Katherine Sims of Craftsbury has served our four towns in Orleans-4 well for the last four years. She has weighed pros and cons of alternative actions carefully and come up with solutions in the best interest of our district, even if I didn’t agree with every outcome. [Read More…]

To the editor: Katherine Sims recently released a campaign advertisement contrasting the idyllic narrative of our Northeast Kingdom (NEK) Senate District with the day-to-day realities for individuals and families living here and struggling with affordability. Overall, more than 46% of the NEK population is over 55. We have the highest[Read More…]

To the editor: The town of Greensboro is facing both an urgent need for moderately priced housing and a paucity of building sites. This has led to a proposal to transform the historic building now used as the town hall into 20 moderate income residences. Prominent concerns include the high number of[Read More…]

To the editor: Lorraine Hussey passed away several months ago. As a former Hardwickian I followed Lorraine’s timeless work and dedication to volunteering for the Hardwick Academy alumni, her church and the Hardwick Historical Society. If someone originally from Hardwick wanted to contact a friend or to know where that[Read More…]

To the editor: Ladies, there is a small chance of breaking the ultimate glass ceiling by electing the first female president, Kamala Harris. It will not happen, however, without your support, not just here in Vermont, but, more critically, in the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina,[Read More…]

To the editor: I want to congratulate my opponent, Leanne Harple, on her successful primary campaign to represent Orleans-4 in the Vermont Legislature. I am sure we can both agree it was a vigorous campaign. Just as importantly, I want to thank the many people who gave me their money,[Read More…]

To the editor: At its heart, democracy is about sharing power for the benefit of people. Though it is not getting the media attention it deserves, there is a 900-page plan written by former political insiders that is set to fully shift that model of governance in the United States. Called “Project[Read More…]

Do Americans really want a 78-year-old man as President of the United States who can’t even pronounce his opponent’s name? Are his unhinged, rambling invectives, fear mongering and conspiracy theories a sign of cognitive decline? How would he stand up to aggressive dictators like Putin, if he backs out of[Read More…]

To the editor: The 2024 election is not about Trump or Harris. It is about who controls our democratic Republic, “We the People” or “We the Corporations.” Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United in 2010 that corporations have the same rights as individuals in spending money[Read More…]