
	A health care nightmare Wednesday, July 1 A father and child are in a car, heading down the main street in a small town in southern Vermont some years in the future: Son: Dad, why are all those people standing out in the cold? They look sick. Full Story Drug company promises are tough to believe Wednesday, July 1 This country is in the middle of one of the most important health care reform eras in its history. A reasonable person might think that since so much money is at stake that politicians would look for ways to save the government (taxpayers) health care dollars that are being squandered in the current dysfunctional system. Full Story Sustainable retreat Tuesday, June 30 PUTNEY E.O. Wilson, an American socio-biologist, takes a dim view of development efforts to save the planet. Full Story Crack down on thugs, not skateboarders Friday, June 26 I am writing in response to last week's report in the Reformer on Brattleboro's new policy of "zero tolerance" for skateboarding. Full Story Evil eating evil Thursday, June 25 It's been a good week for evil. It started with a phrase in a New York Times story this past Sunday that has stuck in my head. It seems that Kaing Guek Eav, known as "Duch," the "chief torturer of the Khmer Rouge" during the time of the Cambodian killing fields, is on trial for war crimes in Phnom Penh. Full Story Liar liar Wednesday, June 24 GUILFORD As the great health care reform debate of 2009 unfolds, predictably, truth has been sacrificed for sound bite persuasion. I don't have a problem with different points of view, they make the debate meaningful. But when politicians find the truth inconvenient we all suffer. Full Story Food first Tuesday, June 23 PUTNEY The slow food movement tells us that if we put food first, the rest of our lives will fall into place. Full Story Legislature out of touch with residents Monday, June 22 In the aftermath of a contentious legislative session, we're all left to wonder: What the heck went wrong? Full Story