Editorials
Do blue lives only matter when Black lives are perceived as the threat to them?
Not so long ago, the dangers posed by global warming and climate change loomed off in the future, allowing Americans to put off finding solutions. But tomorrow has arrived, and the new reality is impossible to deny.
The clock is ticking down on the most disastrous presidential administration this nation has ever endured. In only a week and half’s time, Donald J. Trump will no longer be president. The word “only,” however, is small consolation to the reality that the man who incited a riotous invasion of…
It’s been two weeks since U.S. officials began what ought to be the largest vaccination campaign in the nation’s history. So far, things are going poorly.
The Christmas season is often one characterized by charity. Even Scrooges and Grinches can be convinced to give a little and to help the less fortunate.
Dec. 14 was the 229th anniversary of ratification by the United States of the Bill of the Rights.
Principle: It’s a notion that’s sadly often absent from the form and function of political parties. But for members of the Republican Party who would espouse the priority of country over party — of principle over partisanship — it is gut-check time.
Representatives from nearly every country on Earth met in Paris five years ago and promised to work together in an unprecedented effort to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, with a preferred goal of capping the rise at 1.5 degrees. It took a lot of maneuver…
In his 1979 book about the pilots who would become the first Project Mercury astronauts selected for the NASA space program, author Tom Wolfe introduced an archetype for the sort of courage and competence that it would take to get America to the moon.
Last (month) Governor Phil Scott announced various state bans on holiday gatherings. In addition to his travel ban, he said Vermonters were not allowed to congregate with anyone from other households.
It didn’t take long for Justice Amy Coney Barrett to shift the balance of the U.S. Supreme Court. On Wednesday night, the high court issued a ruling against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on religious services to curtail the spread of COVID-19.
This holiday season, Americans are struggling to put food on the table at historic rates.
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More than a few Vermonters have asked over the past four years: Why is Gov. Phil Scott still a Republican?
Growing up in Vermont in the 1950s and ’60s there were a few things we never saw. We did not see Canadian geese, coyotes were just beginning to make a comeback but I never saw any, the opossum had not yet arrived, and we never saw any blue herons. You could say the same for those big turkey …
In response to the Brattleboro area COVID period Unsung Hero recognitions and Teacher Tributes organized by Compassionate Brattleboro and the Reformer, students themselves are now stepping forward to engage in discussions about compassion and their experiences of it. These offerings are the …
In response to the Brattleboro Area COVID period Unsung Hero recognitions and Teacher Tributes organized by Compassionate Brattleboro and the Reformer, school students themselves are now stepping forward to engage in discussions about compassion and their experiences of it. These offerings a…
I was hoping to write a fairly short, simple and straightforward letter to the editor wholeheartedly supporting the Community Safety Review Committee’s Report and Recommendations that were shared at last week’s Select Board Meeting. I have never been so proud to be part of this town, part of…
January 6 and 7, 2021 were memorable days. Wednesday morning, Jan. 6 started with the convening of the 2021-2022 biennium of the Vermont State Legislature. The first action was a roll call by the Secretary of State, Jim Condos. Each member was required to acknowledge their presence. I was as…
January 16 marks Religious Freedom Day. While people’s spiritual beliefs take on heightened meaning at the end of their life, religious freedom at this time is unfortunately an aspiration, not a reality. A Jan. 4 study in the Journal of American Medical Association found that an overwhelming…
On May 26, 1971, 25-year-old Don McLean stepped into a recording studio to lay down an 8 minute and 33 second track about the day the music died. The song “American Pie” refers to the February 3, 1959 plane crash that claimed the lives of Richie Valens, The Big Bopper and most notably Buddy …
Journalists are taught to provide information in any article in response to basic questions: Who? What? When? Where? How? Why? In the wake of last week’s tsunami of events in Washington, I have many questions. They’re not rhetorical; they’re honest questions that I believe urgently need answ…
As I write this, there’s a national post mortem underway to examine every detail and aspect of the insurrection that occurred in Washington, D.C. on January 6. Thousands of rioters — encouraged by President Trump — violently stormed the U.S. Capitol. Five Americans are dead and many thousand…
The 2021 legislative session started off like no other I have experienced. There was something nice about being able to get dressed in my business clothes in my own home shortly before the gavel fell at 10 a.m. I, however, missed that feeling of awe I get every year as I enter the east side …
On January 5, 2021, the Brattleboro Select Board held a public meeting to discuss the Community Safety Review Committee’s findings and recommendations, in addition to other town issues such as the recommended increase to the Human Services Department budget.
MONTPELIER — Now that leaders are sworn in, speeches have been made and committees have been assigned, Vermont’s state government can really roll up its sleeves and get to work.
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