Editorial
Dear Friends of The Gazette,
If you’re a regular reader, this message is for you. Did you turn to The Gazette for coverage of Town Meeting Day? Do you depend on The Gazette to bring you the news, school sports, arts and community events from our area? When you get our weekly email rundown, do[Read More…]
In My Nature
Let’s Call it What it is
To the editor:For the past few weeks, since Jan. 20, to be exact, “DOGE” is the word that captures the attention of the printed and broadcast press, and the public. But how best to declare the meaning and pronunciation of this amalgamation of letters? (Lexicographers, please take note.)It certainly is[Read More…]
Woodsmoke
“MY 2001 SPACE MODULATOR SHUT DOWN THAT BIG BLOWHARD!”(This was done to a woman exercising her First Amendment rights at a town hall in Idaho.)
Vanessa Fournier 2025 Hardwick Humanitarian Award Recipient
Gazette Photographer Vanessa Fournier was nominated for and received a Hardwick Humanitarian Award from the Kiwanis Club at a ceremony, Monday, Feb. 24. What follows is what I read before she was presented with the award. Vanessa Fournier graduated from Hazen Union School in 1973 and went to work for[Read More…]
Gulf of Hardwick
24-Hour Economic Blackout Planned, Feb. 28
To the editor: We are in a dangerous time for the USA. The Supreme Court’s Citizens United case allowed unlimited amounts of money (“free speech”) to buy elections. And here we are, on the brink of losing our American democracy that has served us for 250 years, thanks to out-of-control billionaires and[Read More…]
Many People Provide Testimony
MONTPELIER – The Legislature has been busy. To date, there have been over 300 bills introduced and referred to committees. My assigned committee has 22 bills assigned to it. Most of these bills are energy-related, the others are relating to broadband and consumer protections. Again, there have been many people[Read More…]
People Care How we Reduce Taxes
MONTPELIER – “I don’t care how you do it, Dave. Just lower our property taxes. They are killing us.” I remember this exchange with a voter on Election Day as if it were yesterday. The desperation was palpable. Others had made similar comments and spoke of how they might be[Read More…]
Recent Senate Activity Described
The Vermont General Assembly convened for the sixth week of the 2025 Legislative session, January 11 to 14. For the Senate, the majority of days during the legislative session follow the same schedule: one committee meets in the morning, then Senators move to the floor, then afternoon committees meet. Tuesday[Read More…]
My Sincerest Apologies
To the Greatest Generation who are still living (all in my family have passed), my sincerest apologies that America’s leadership is failing to uphold the freedoms and power-sharing required in our U.S. Constitution through three co-equal branches of government. Our model of governance inspired the world, as did the bravery of our[Read More…]
