Emotions have heated up in Greensboro over the RuralEdge proposal to create an affordable housing development in the current town hall and former school, an historic building. While there are clearly bad actors involved in defacing signs and perhaps in removing some of them, most others are acting with the[Read More…]
Editorial
Congratulations to Harple
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…]
Plan to Destroy Democracy
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…]
Administrative Waffling Creates Confused, Disheartened Student Experience
HARDWICK – I began my college education at Castleton University. I was privileged to experience campus life prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which effectively ended my freshman year. In September of 2021, the board of trustees voted to create a single institution, merging our campus with Northern[Read More…]
Feeling Flooded by News, Climate, Transitions
I am feeling flooded by political news, oppressive heat and humidity and nonprofit transitions. My heart goes out to the true flood victims. Mine is only metaphorical. I constantly hear about how divided the country is, and by many measures, we are. But when I step back and look at[Read More…]
Woodsmoke
Wine or Whining, that is the Question
Most days we work to bring you The Hardwick Gazette are pleasant and almost fun, but having said that, you can begin to imagine where this is going. Two Mondays ago, we came in to find a critical piece of computer equipment which stores all the documents, photos, ads and[Read More…]
For the Record
HARDWICK – The editorial, “Even Primary Elections are Important” in the August 7 issue incorrectly indicated David Yacovone is an incumbent and failed to mention Saudia Lamont is an incumbent in the Lamoille-Washington House district. Avram Patt is the other incumbent who is not running for reelection. The sidebar to[Read More…]
Unfit for Office?
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…]
Even Primary Elections are Important
Vermont’s primary election is coming up on Tuesday, Aug. 13, and it’s easy to be complacent when so many primary races are uncontested. For the 11 towns where we try to cover news and events, there are four Vermont Senate races and six Vermont House races with a total of[Read More…]
Woodsmoke
The Affordable Housing Discussion
GREENBSORO – I generally hesitate to chime in on heated conversations, but for several reasons, it is incredibly important that I make my voice heard in the one surrounding town hall and affordable housing in Greensboro. I have lived in Greensboro for roughly two years, and I was born and[Read More…]
