To the editor: Life can feel disorienting these days. The news is lurching from one emergency to another, while our day-to-day lives go on. So it can be useful to look at the big picture. The Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem) is an organization that specializes in the big picture.[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor
The power to reverse this nightmare
To the editor: March 28, “No King’s Day,” brought thousands of Vermonters together in protest of the Trump administration’s cruel and authoritarian regime. In Morrisville alone, hundreds of people came to make their voices heard. Lamoille Valley Visibility Brigade continues to rally and organize and we invite you to join us. Our[Read More…]
Fundraising for bells and chimes
To the editor: A couple of weeks ago, Raymonda Parchment wrote a wonderful article on the St. Norbert’s Community Handbell Choir. I am a 15-year member of the bell choir and enjoy playing. In the article, Raymonda stated that the bells and chimes will be headed to Pennsylvania for repairs[Read More…]
With no hint of irony
To the editor: Town meeting can be described in many ways, most of them positive. But don’t call it a representational democracy. In Paul Fixx’s editorial in last week’s Hardwick Gazette, he describes Hardwick’s town meeting as a “spirited example of representational democracy,” and with no hint of irony, in[Read More…]
Why does Vermont make it difficult to keep strangers off our land?
To the editor: There’s a lot of talk right now about landowner rights being violated and government overreach, but there’s a bill, H.723, now before the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy that would update Vermont’s land posting laws, the rules governing how landowners notify the public that their property is off-limits to[Read More…]
Nonviolent protest against unconstitutional actions
To the editor: If you participated in the March 2026 No Kings Day event, thank you. It was the largest day of protest in American history. We are building to the 3.5% of our nation’s population actively engaged in nonviolent protest against the unconstitutional actions of the Trump administration. Research[Read More…]
Help build the foundation of a vital community resource
Thanks to the support of hundreds of readers, The Hardwick Gazette is in a much stronger position than it was at this time last year. The Gazette’s end-of-year fundraising campaign was an overwhelming success, allowing us to make good on all past obligations and enter 2026 with a healthy bank[Read More…]
Education tax funding fails
To the editor: Due to Vermont’s byzantine Education Funding Formula, there is some confusion surrounding Greensboro’s Homestead Education Property Tax. The plain facts are as follows: In 2024 Greensboro’s Homestead Education Property Tax Rate increased by 9.7%. In 2025 it increased by 8.7%. This year, the smoke hasn’t yet cleared[Read More…]
Janoo visiting Hardwick
To the editor: Amanda Janoo is running for governor on a message of hope, economic prosperity with a clear vision for a thriving Vermont. (She was also in my Emerge class.) Amanda is visiting Hardwick on Sunday, April 12, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., at Front Seat Coffee. This is a candidate meet-and-greet, but it[Read More…]
A school we can all be proud of
To the editor: Last week, a letter to the editor clarified the costs of repairs to Woodbury School (“A building we can all be proud of”). The repairs are modest considering the building is 112 years old, and good investments considering its longevity. The building is worthy of being listed[Read More…]
Narcisist in chief
To the editor: The Trump administration won approval of an unprecedented design by the Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday, March 19. The Washington Post wrote on Friday, March 20: “(it) is an extraordinary break with centuries of democratic aversion to depicting living presidents on the nation’s money”. It wasn’t[Read More…]
What have you got to lose?
To the editor: Our essential services and agencies plundered. Costs are going up. Our data stolen. Costs are going up. Hatred and intolerance used to gain power. Costs are going up. A president who is not held to the law. Costs are going up. Violent felons released. Costs are going up. The[Read More…]
