To the editor: The 2024 election is not about Trump or Harris. It is about who controls our democratic Republic, “We the People” or “We the Corporations.” Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United in 2010 that corporations have the same rights as individuals in spending money[Read More…]
Editorial
Morrison Announces Candidacy
To the editor: My name is Sabrina Morrison, I’m running for the Caledonia-2 district house seat.I grew up in Hardwick and graduated from Hazen Union. People who know me from those days, knew me as Sabrina Butterick. I live in Hardwick with my family and am serving on the Hazen[Read More…]
Pulskamp Dedicated to the Land
To the editor: My name is Jaiel (J-ī-ell) Pulskamp (Pulse-camp). I am a mother, farmer, and advocate for agricultural and environmental issues. I am excited to announce my candidacy for the Lamoille-Washington District’s House seat. My journey as a small-scale vegetable farmer began in Montpelier in 2008 and continued in[Read More…]
Sims Says She’ll Listen and Fight for the Future
CRAFTSBURY – I’m Katherine Sims, and I’m running for Senate to fight for the future of our towns. Twenty years ago, I moved to the Kingdom to milk cows at Butterworks Farm. While I initially came for a job, I discovered a vibrant community. I love living in a place[Read More…]
People Have Excellent Choice
The people of the NEK have an excellent choice in the Orleans-4 race for Vermont House this year: candidate David Kelley. Dave is an attorney and a civic leader who has volunteered for our local communities for many years, as a Greensboro Select Board member, chair of the Hazen School[Read More…]
Katherine Sims Gets the Job Done
To the editor: Katherine’s strong work ethic and tireless can-do spirit make her a perfect match for the Vermont Senate. I have worked locally as an EMT (emergency medical technician) for 16 years. For 12 years I have been training EMTs in our area. The increasingly high cost of these[Read More…]
If you Need a Helping Hand
To the editor: I writing to ask you to vote for David Kelley for the House of Representatives. I first got to work with David when he and his wife Kelley Robinson volunteered to help out at our first windowdressers build workshop my first year heading up the Greensboro Energy[Read More…]
He has the Experience
To the editor: We had no preconceived notions about the candidates running for House District 4 before attending the candidate forum in Craftsbury. We had never met any of the candidates and knew little about them. But very quickly it became clear that only David Kelley has the experience and[Read More…]
Mother Nature’s Punching Bag
EAST MONTPELIER — I can remember a time, not that long ago, when we believed the worst effect of climate change on Vermont would be a potential influx of climate refugees: people from coastal areas looking for safe havens in the hills and mountains of our state. Yeah, about that.[Read More…]
Library Addition Nearing Completion
HARDWICK – Grass is growing along the gentle slopes that grace the front of the Jeudevine, providing us with a glimpse of the new places we might soon sit with a good book or friend to pass a few idle moments. A small terrace sits immediately outside the entrance to[Read More…]
Help Us Help You
Very early on Thursday morning, July 12, Gazette staff awoke to an email inbox full of messages from town clerks, road commissioners and select board members. Others were posting on Facebook and Instagram about flooding and the damage it was causing. The messages and social media posts made it clear[Read More…]
How to Save the Town Hall
To the editor: Over the past week, signs have gone up around Greensboro suggesting that its town hall needs to be saved. Saving could be from something or for something. Does the proposed plan to redevelop town hall into a multiple-use building, with modest-income housing units, threaten the building or[Read More…]
