A shout out to Julie Atwood for her timely cartoon in the October 8 issue of The Hardwick Gazette. With a subtle use of color, she captures the cruelty and absurdity of the administration’s efforts to intimidate and control the population. Kudos to her. Shame on President Trump and his[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor
Alumni Assn. coin drop receives donations from motorists
To the editor: HARDWICK – The Hardwick Academy/Hazen Union Alumni Association hosted a coin drop in front of the Hardwick fire station, Saturday, Sept. 20, and received many donations from motorists. The Association took to the Wolcott St. location at around 9 a.m. and collected donations throughout the morning, finally[Read More…]
It’s not enough
To the editor: It’s not enough to complain to a neighbor about the erosion of our constitutional rights and the dismantling of our social safety net, environmental laws and government agencies protecting our health. It is not enough to protest in the streets, even though it is a start and[Read More…]
Our forests need help
To the editor: Our national forests provide clean drinking water, habitat for fish and wildlife, beautiful places to hike and camp, and some of our nation’s last stands of old growth forest. Our community knows this firsthand because we’re lucky enough to live near Green Mountain National Forest. Right now,[Read More…]
United States on a precipice
To the editor: Killing somebody because they disagree with you over politics or religion is not just another crime of passion: it is a sign that our shared civic life is unraveling. When debate becomes dangerous, when disagreement can mean death, a society teeters on the edge of something dark.[Read More…]
Despair is not an option
To the editor: Teach-in on citizen activism, Sept. 27 The daily onslaught of terrible news, both domestic and international, is overwhelming, crushing even: An economy that is not affordable for all, the dismantling of our democratic republic, the continued erosion of our constitutional rights, death and destruction in Ukraine and[Read More…]
Comment now on new neonic rules
To the editor: An important heads-up to our local community of pollinator-loving environmentalists, and anyone who cares about the robust health of our Vermont landscape, and food security in general. A few days ago, August 29, Vermont Public published a story by Abagael Giles entitled, “Beekeepers, dairy farmers weigh in[Read More…]
Resist silence of small surrenders
To the editor: Creeping normality is one of those quiet forces that reshapes our lives while we’re not looking. It rarely shouts. It whispers. It nudges. And by the time we notice, the landscape has changed beneath our feet. We know this in our personal lives. The extra pound or[Read More…]
Always the best shots
To the editor: Vanessa is one on-the-job photographer, always the best shots,knowing what and how to get the most from photography, wherever you are and whatever the event. Her name will go down in Hardwick history for giving us and future generations and historians, the scene, at the exact time and date.[Read More…]
Process is politically corrupt
To the editor: Texas is now in the process of redistricting its U.S. CongressionalDistricts. Vermont and six other states have one at large representative in the United States House. The pros and cons of electing each representative based on the population number in each state rather thancreating geographic Congressional Districts[Read More…]
When A Republic Trembles
To the editor: There’s a sound that nations make when they begin to fall. It’s not always the chaos of civil war or the thunder of invasion. Sometimes, it’s quieter: the erosion of trust, the rise of fear, the corrosion of institutions. Sometimes, it’s the steady drip of power into[Read More…]
Dog Control Ordinance Should Be Revisited
To the editor: I was happy to read the August 6 editorial by Paul Fixx about keeping dogs on a leash while walking the LVRT and about properly disposing of canine feces, as I am also aware that clashes between dogs and other trail users can be a problem. Another point[Read More…]
