Editorial
Holiday boycott targets three companies
To the editor: Kicking off the holiday shopping season, from November 27 to December 1, there is a nation-wide call to boycott three major corporations, demonstrating the power of everyday citizens to vote with their dollars to protest the Trump regime. These companies are Target, which caved to Trump over[Read More…]
Vermonters deserve notice, fair voice in land-use decisions
MONTPELIER – Vermont is undergoing the most significant land-use regulation update in over 50 years. As Tier 2 and Tier 3 mapping and rulemaking under Act 181 of 2024 move forward, decisions are being made right now that will affect how Vermonters access their homes, and live on, build on[Read More…]
Woodsmoke
What is so important about a Vermont education?
I’ve been following the work of the School District Redistricting Commission, created by Act 73 of 2025; the many recent area school board forums about it, and the work of the state’s Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont, created by Act H.887 of 2024. All of them[Read More…]
For the record:
A page eight photo last week omitted the full name of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The photographer said, “Hardwick American Legion Post 7, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 7 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 7 donated to have the stones on the base replaced and regrouted.”[Read More…]
A lot has happened since we last connected
GLOVER – I hope you’ve had a restful summer and a cozy colorful autumn. It’s been a little while since I’ve written, but with the new legislative biennium approaching, I’ll be in touch more often. A lot has happened since we’ve last connected. As many of you know, Orleans District[Read More…]
Heller’s World
Heller’s World
Wet yellow road paint splashes car
To the editor: This is to share with others who had the misfortune of getting wet yellow line paint on their car. Late one afternoon this summer, on Route 14 north-bound between Post Road and North Craftsbury Road, the road crew hired by the state engineer to paint the lines[Read More…]
Rapid action needed
To the editor: One of the three maps being developed by Vermont’s Act 73 Redistricting Committee is based around Career and Technical Education (CTE) centers and it poses serious risks to our local schools. In the latest draft of the CTE-based proposal, the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) has been[Read More…]
Federal efforts to undermine medical debt relief condemned
MONTPELIER – The Trump administration recently issued a new interpretive rule advising that the Federal Credit Reporting Act preempts state measures to remove medical debt from credit reports. This guidance, issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Russell Vought, directly challenges laws passed in several states, including Vermont,[Read More…]
